hovi
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Hovi.
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German hof (see also German Hof). Doublet of huovi, a later loan from Swedish.
Pronunciation
Noun
hovi
- court (of a king or nobleman)
Declension
| Inflection of hovi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hovi | hovit | ||
| genitive | hovin | hovien | ||
| partitive | hovia | hoveja | ||
| illative | hoviin | hoveihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | hovi | hovit | ||
| accusative | nom. | hovi | hovit | |
| gen. | hovin | |||
| genitive | hovin | hovien | ||
| partitive | hovia | hoveja | ||
| inessive | hovissa | hoveissa | ||
| elative | hovista | hoveista | ||
| illative | hoviin | hoveihin | ||
| adessive | hovilla | hoveilla | ||
| ablative | hovilta | hoveilta | ||
| allative | hoville | hoveille | ||
| essive | hovina | hoveina | ||
| translative | hoviksi | hoveiksi | ||
| abessive | hovitta | hoveitta | ||
| instructive | — | hovein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Further reading
- “hovi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Ultimately from Middle Low German hof. Cognates include Finnish hovi.
Pronunciation
Noun
hovi
Declension
| Declension of hovi (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | hovi | hovit |
| genitive | hovin | hovviin, hoviloin |
| partitive | hovvia | hovija, hoviloja |
| illative | hovvii | hovvii, hoviloihe |
| inessive | hovis | hoviis, hovilois |
| elative | hovist | hoviist, hoviloist |
| allative | hoville | hoviille, hoviloille |
| adessive | hovil | hoviil, hoviloil |
| ablative | hovilt | hoviilt, hoviloilt |
| translative | hoviks | hoviiks, hoviloiks |
| essive | hovinna, hovviin | hoviinna, hoviloinna, hovviin, hoviloin |
| exessive1) | hovint | hoviint, hoviloint |
| 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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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 68