tavi

See also: tävi

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑʋi/, [ˈt̪ɑʋi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋi
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧vi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tavi. Related to Karelian tavi, Ludian tavi and Veps tavi.

Noun

tavi

  1. common teal (Anas crecca)
Declension
Inflection of tavi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative tavi tavit
genitive tavin tavien
partitive tavia taveja
illative taviin taveihin
singular plural
nominative tavi tavit
accusative nom. tavi tavit
gen. tavin
genitive tavin tavien
partitive tavia taveja
inessive tavissa taveissa
elative tavista taveista
illative taviin taveihin
adessive tavilla taveilla
ablative tavilta taveilta
allative taville taveille
essive tavina taveina
translative taviksi taveiksi
instructive — tavein
abessive tavitta taveitta
comitative — taveineen
Possessive forms of tavi (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person tavini tavimme
2nd person tavisi tavinne
3rd person tavinsa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish stav (“cane, stave”).

Noun

tavi

  1. (dialectal) pole, stake, club, mallet
  2. the long stick used in the game of pilppu or tipcat
Declension
Inflection of tavi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative tavi tavit
genitive tavin tavien
partitive tavia taveja
illative taviin taveihin
singular plural
nominative tavi tavit
accusative nom. tavi tavit
gen. tavin
genitive tavin tavien
partitive tavia taveja
inessive tavissa taveissa
elative tavista taveista
illative taviin taveihin
adessive tavilla taveilla
ablative tavilta taveilta
allative taville taveille
essive tavina taveina
translative taviksi taveiksi
instructive — tavein
abessive tavitta taveitta
comitative — taveineen
Possessive forms of tavi (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person tavini tavimme
2nd person tavisi tavinne
3rd person tavinsa

Anagrams

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tavi.

Noun

tavi (genitive tavin, partitive [please provide])

  1. common teal (Anas crecca)

References
  • Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “tavi”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, ISSN 1796-041X

Latvian

Pronoun

tavi

  1. nominative plural masculine form of tavs

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tavi.

Noun

tavi (genitive tavin, partitive [please provide])

  1. common teal (Anas crecca)
    Synonym: kräkyšši

References
  • Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “tavi”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, ISSN 1796-041X
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