kaivo
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Kaivo.
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kaivo. Equivalent to kaivaa (“to dig”) + -o. Cognate with Estonian kaev.
Pronunciation
Noun
kaivo
- well (water source)
Declension
| Inflection of kaivo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaivo | kaivot | ||
| genitive | kaivon | kaivojen | ||
| partitive | kaivoa | kaivoja | ||
| illative | kaivoon | kaivoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | kaivo | kaivot | ||
| accusative | nom. | kaivo | kaivot | |
| gen. | kaivon | |||
| genitive | kaivon | kaivojen | ||
| partitive | kaivoa | kaivoja | ||
| inessive | kaivossa | kaivoissa | ||
| elative | kaivosta | kaivoista | ||
| illative | kaivoon | kaivoihin | ||
| adessive | kaivolla | kaivoilla | ||
| ablative | kaivolta | kaivoilta | ||
| allative | kaivolle | kaivoille | ||
| essive | kaivona | kaivoina | ||
| translative | kaivoksi | kaivoiksi | ||
| abessive | kaivotta | kaivoitta | ||
| instructive | — | kaivoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
- erotuskaivo
- jätevesikaivo
- jäätikkökaivo
- kaivohuone
- kaivonkansi
- kaivonkatsoja
- kaivonkatsominen
- kaivonkatsonta
- kaivonkehä
- kaivonrengas
- kaivonsanko
- kaivonvintti
- Kaivopuisto
- kaivopumppu
- kaivovesi
- kokoojakaivo
- kuilukaivo
- kvanttikaivo
- lantavesikaivo
- lattiakaivo
- lietekaivo
- likakaivo
- likavesikaivo
- lähdekaivo
- palokaivo
- porakaivo
- puhdistuskaivo
- pumppukaivo
- putkikaivo
- rengaskaivo
- sadevesikaivo
- sakokaivo
- salaojakaivo
- saostuskaivo
- suihkukaivo
- syväkaivo
- syöksykaivo
- toivomuskaivo
- umpikaivo
- veivikaivo
- vesikaivo
- viemärikaivo
- vinttikaivo
- virtsakaivo
- vuorikaivo
Related terms
Descendants
- → Northern Sami: gáivo
Further reading
- “kaivo”, 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
From Proto-Finnic *kaivo, equivalent to kaivaa (“to dig”) + -o. Cognates include Finnish kaivo and Estonian kaev.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯ʋo/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯ʋo/,
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯ʋo
- Hyphenation: kai‧vo
Noun
kaivo
Declension
| Declension of kaivo (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kaivo | kaivot |
| genitive | kaivon | kaivoin, kaivoloin |
| partitive | kaivoa | kaivoja, kaivoloja |
| illative | kaivoo | kaivoi, kaivoloihe |
| inessive | kaivoos | kaivois, kaivolois |
| elative | kaivost | kaivoist, kaivoloist |
| allative | kaivolle | kaivoille, kaivoloille |
| adessive | kaivool | kaivoil, kaivoloil |
| ablative | kaivolt | kaivoilt, kaivoloilt |
| translative | kaivoks | kaivoiks, kaivoloiks |
| essive | kaivonna, kaivoon | kaivoinna, kaivoloinna, kaivoin, kaivoloin |
| exessive1) | kaivont | kaivoint, kaivoloint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 125
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kaivo.
Noun
kaivo (genitive kaivon, partitive kaivuo)
- well (water source)
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kaivo.
Pronunciation
Noun
kaivo
Inflection
| Declension of kaivo (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kaivo | kaivod |
| genitive | kaivo | kaivojõ, kaivoi |
| partitive | kaivoa | kaivoitõ, kaivoi |
| illative | kaivosõ, kaivo | kaivoisõ |
| inessive | kaivoz | kaivoiz |
| elative | kaivossõ | kaivoissõ |
| allative | kaivolõ | kaivoilõ |
| adessive | kaivollõ | kaivoillõ |
| ablative | kaivoltõ | kaivoiltõ |
| translative | kaivossi | kaivoissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn