From Proto-Finnic *auvo, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aiwō (whence Old Norse ey (“luck, heavenly aid”)). Cognate with Estonian au, Karelian auvo and Livonian o’v. Possibly a doublet of aika.
auvo
| Inflection of auvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | auvo | auvot | |
| genitive | auvon | auvojen | |
| partitive | auvoa | auvoja | |
| illative | auvoon | auvoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | auvo | auvot | |
| accusative | nom. | auvo | auvot |
| gen. | auvon | ||
| genitive | auvon | auvojen | |
| partitive | auvoa | auvoja | |
| inessive | auvossa | auvoissa | |
| elative | auvosta | auvoista | |
| illative | auvoon | auvoihin | |
| adessive | auvolla | auvoilla | |
| ablative | auvolta | auvoilta | |
| allative | auvolle | auvoille | |
| essive | auvona | auvoina | |
| translative | auvoksi | auvoiksi | |
| abessive | auvotta | auvoitta | |
| instructive | — | auvoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||