From Proto-Finnic *kapja + -o (compare dialectal kapia). Ultimately borrowing from Germanic. Cognate to Estonian kabi, Votic kabjõ.
kavio
kavio refers to the hoof of an odd-toed ungulate. The hoof of an even-toed ungulate (cloven hoof) is sorkka in Finnish.
| Inflection of kavio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kavio | kaviot | ||
| genitive | kavion | kavioiden kavioitten | ||
| partitive | kaviota | kavioita | ||
| illative | kavioon | kavioihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | kavio | kaviot | ||
| accusative | nom. | kavio | kaviot | |
| gen. | kavion | |||
| genitive | kavion | kavioiden kavioitten | ||
| partitive | kaviota | kavioita | ||
| inessive | kaviossa | kavioissa | ||
| elative | kaviosta | kavioista | ||
| illative | kavioon | kavioihin | ||
| adessive | kaviolla | kavioilla | ||
| ablative | kaviolta | kavioilta | ||
| allative | kaviolle | kavioille | ||
| essive | kaviona | kavioina | ||
| translative | kavioksi | kavioiksi | ||
| abessive | kaviotta | kavioitta | ||
| instructive | — | kavioin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||