järv
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See also: jarv
Estonian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *järvi. Cognate with Finnish and Votic järvi.
Pronunciation
Noun
järv (genitive järve, partitive järve)
- lake (a larger land cavity filled with water that is not directly connected to the sea)
- pardid ujuvad järves ― ducks swim in the lake
Declension
| Declension of järv (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | järv | järved | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | järve | ||
| genitive | järvede | ||
| partitive | järve | järvi järvesid | |
| illative | järve järvesse |
järvedesse järvisse | |
| inessive | järves | järvedes järvis | |
| elative | järvest | järvedest järvist | |
| allative | järvele | järvedele järvile | |
| adessive | järvel | järvedel järvil | |
| ablative | järvelt | järvedelt järvilt | |
| translative | järveks | järvedeks järviks | |
| terminative | järveni | järvedeni | |
| essive | järvena | järvedena | |
| abessive | järveta | järvedeta | |
| comitative | järvega | järvedega | |
Compounds
References
- järv in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “järv”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish iærver, from Old Norse jarfr, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ (erafaʀ), of debated origin. Cognate with Faroese jarvur, Norwegian Nynorsk jerv & Norwegian Bokmål jerv, and possibly related to Old Norse jarpr (“brown”), Old English eorp (“brown; dark, dusky”), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“light brown”).
Pronunciation
Noun
järv c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | järv | järvs |
| definite | järven | järvens | |
| plural | indefinite | järvar | järvars |
| definite | järvarna | järvarnas |
Synonyms
- fjällfras n (dated)
Further reading
- järv in Svensk ordbok.
- järv in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
- järv in SAOB
Anagrams
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *järvi.
Noun
järv
Inflection
| Inflection of järv (inflection type 3/kivi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | järv | ||
| genitive sing. | järven | ||
| partitive sing. | järved | ||
| partitive plur. | järvid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | järv | järved | |
| accusative | järven | järved | |
| genitive | järven | järviden | |
| partitive | järved | järvid | |
| essive-instructive | järven | järvin | |
| translative | järveks | järvikš | |
| inessive | järves | järviš | |
| elative | järvespäi | järvišpäi | |
| illative | järvehe | järvihe | |
| adessive | järvel | järvil | |
| ablative | järvelpäi | järvilpäi | |
| allative | järvele | järvile | |
| abessive | järveta | järvita | |
| comitative | järvenke | järvidenke | |
| prolative | järvedme | järvidme | |
| approximative I | järvenno | järvidenno | |
| approximative II | järvennoks | järvidennoks | |
| egressive | järvennopäi | järvidennopäi | |
| terminative I | järvehesai | järvihesai | |
| terminative II | järvelesai | järvilesai | |
| terminative III | järvessai | — | |
| additive I | järvehepäi | järvihepäi | |
| additive II | järvelepäi | järvilepäi | |
Derived terms
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “озеро”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika