Kūolka

Livonian Etymology Variations of lv Kol̃ka start appearing in documents only from around 18th century, before that the geographical feature was called de Domesnes for several centuries. The term is a common Finnic lexeme meaning "corner" – Estonian et kolgas, kolk, Finnish fi kolkka. In Estonian usage in the sense "gulf, bay" is attested. Since in Livonian this lexeme is attested only as a toponym it possible that it is a borrowing from liv et -.Kersti Boiko, Ziemeļkurzemes piekrastes lībiešu ciemu vietvārdi in Kersti Boiko's Lībieši – rakstu krājums, pages 217, 221 A variation of the earlier name has been mentioned as Tumisnis (together with Simkala – "Semigallia, Zemgale") on the 11th century Mervallastenen rune stone – the earliest attested explicit mention of a Latvian geographical feature in any written source. Pronunciation Proper noun liv proper noun liv village r/Courland c/Latvia Kolka Kūolka – Kūolka – Kolka Kolka – Kolka – Kolka Declension 46 sg Related terms liv Kūolka nanā liv Kūolka kõlā References