aivot

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aivo, from Proto-Uralic *ajŋe. Cognates include Estonian aju (brain, mind), Moksha уй (uj, brain) and Hungarian agy (brain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑi̯ʋo̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiʋot
  • Syllabification(key): ai‧vot

Noun

aivot pl

  1. (anatomy, always plural) brain (organ)
  2. brains, grey matter (ability to think)
  3. (as modifier in compounds) brain, cerebral
    aivoverenvuotocerebral hemorrhage
    aivokasvainbrain tumor

Usage notes

  • The singular is used in modern standard Finnish only as modifier in compound terms (always in nominative) and in some colloquial/slang expressions, notably in ottaa aivoon (to piss off, to be pissed off).

Declension

Inflection of aivot (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative aivot
genitive aivojen
partitive aivoja
illative aivoihin
singular plural
nominative aivot
accusative nom. aivot
gen.
genitive aivojen
partitive aivoja
inessive aivoissa
elative aivoista
illative aivoihin
adessive aivoilla
ablative aivoilta
allative aivoille
essive aivoina
translative aivoiksi
instructive aivoin
abessive aivoitta
comitative aivoineen
Possessive forms of aivot (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person aivoni aivomme
2nd person aivosi aivonne
3rd person aivonsa

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Ingrian

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑi̯ʋŏ̞d]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑi̯ʋo̞d̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯ʋot
  • Hyphenation: ai‧vot

Noun

aivot

  1. nominative plural of aivo: brains

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 8

Karelian

Noun

aivot

  1. brains
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