polvi
See also: põlvi
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *polvi, from Proto-Uralic *polwe. Cognate of Estonian põlv, Ter Sami puvvl and Erzya пуляза (puljaza).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpolʋi/, [ˈpo̞lʋi]
- Rhymes: -olʋi
- Syllabification(key): pol‧vi
Noun
polvi
- knee
- stifle (joint above the hock on a horse's hind leg and corresponding to the knee)
- (rope) loop (full circle formed by passing the working end over itself)
- generation (single step in the succession of natural descent)
- seuraava polvi ― next generation
- (prosody) foot (unit of rhythm)
- nelipolvinen trokee ― trochaic tetrameter
Declension
| Inflection of polvi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | polvi | polvet | |
| genitive | polven | polvien | |
| partitive | polvea | polvia | |
| illative | polveen | polviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | polvi | polvet | |
| accusative | nom. | polvi | polvet |
| gen. | polven | ||
| genitive | polven | polvien | |
| partitive | polvea | polvia | |
| inessive | polvessa | polvissa | |
| elative | polvesta | polvista | |
| illative | polveen | polviin | |
| adessive | polvella | polvilla | |
| ablative | polvelta | polvilta | |
| allative | polvelle | polville | |
| essive | polvena | polvina | |
| translative | polveksi | polviksi | |
| instructive | — | polvin | |
| abessive | polvetta | polvitta | |
| comitative | — | polvineen | |
| Possessive forms of polvi (type ovi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | polveni | polvemme |
| 2nd person | polvesi | polvenne |
| 3rd person | polvensa | |
Synonyms
- (generation): sukupolvi
Derived terms
- jälkipolvi
- kaksoispolvi
- kurjenpolvi
- pihtipolvi
- polvenkorkuinen
- polvenlämmitin
- polviasento
- polviheijaste
- polvi-istunta
- polvijänne
- polvijänneheijaste
- polvihousut
- polvilumpio
- polvinivel
- polvipituinen
- polvipituus
- polvipussi
- polvirefleksi
- polviriipunta
- polvirukous
- polviseisonta
- polvisukka
- polvisuojus
- polvitaive
- polvitila
- polvivamma
- sukupolvi
Derived terms
- nouns: polvarit, polveke
- verbs: polveilla, polveutua, polvistaa, polvistua
- adverbs: polvillaan, polvilleen, polviltaan, -polvinen
Ido
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpolʋi/, [ˈpo̞ɫʋ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpolʋi/, [ˈpo̞ɫʋi]
- Rhymes: -olʋi
- Hyphenation: pol‧vi
Declension
| Declension of polvi (type 5/lehti, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | polvi | polvet |
| genitive | polven | polviin, polviloin |
| partitive | polvia | polvija, polviloja |
| illative | polvee | polvii, polviloihe |
| inessive | polvees | polviis, polvilois |
| elative | polvest | polvist, polviloist |
| allative | polvelle | polville, polviloille |
| adessive | polveel | polviil, polviloil |
| ablative | polvelt | polvilt, polviloilt |
| translative | polveks | polviks, polviloiks |
| essive | polvenna, polveen | polvinna, polviloinna, polviin, polviloin |
| exessive1) | polvent | polvint, polviloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 423
Karelian
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