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Finnish
Noun
aivo
- (only in compounds and idioms) nominative singular of aivot
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aivo. Cognates include Finnish aivo and Estonian aju.
Pronunciation
Noun
aivo
- brain
Usage notes
- The singular is usually used in anatomical contexts; in other contexts, the plural is more common.
- In anatomical contexts, unless specified, aivo usually refers specifically to pääaivo: the encephalon. However, the selkäaivo - the spinal cord - is technically also considered a type of aivo.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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aivo
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aivot
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| genitive
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aivon
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aivoin, aivoloin
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| partitive
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aivoa
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aivoja, aivoloja
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| illative
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aivoo
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aivoi, aivoloihe
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| inessive
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aivoos
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aivois, aivolois
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| elative
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aivost
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aivoist, aivoloist
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| allative
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aivolle
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aivoille, aivoloille
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| adessive
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aivool
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aivoil, aivoloil
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| ablative
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aivolt
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aivoilt, aivoloilt
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| translative
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aivoks
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aivoiks, aivoloiks
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| essive
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aivonna, aivoon
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aivoinna, aivoloinna, aivoin, aivoloin
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| exessive1)
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aivont
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aivoint, aivoloint
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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.
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Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 8
Votic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adverb
aivo
- very, greatly
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “aivoo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn