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Finnish
Etymology 1
SSA considers this word sound-symbolic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlorʋi/,
- Rhymes: -orʋi
- Syllabification(key): lor‧vi
- Hyphenation(key): lor‧vi
Noun
lorvi (rare)
- slacker, slob
- Synonyms: laiskuri, (colloquial) sluiba, (dated) laiskajaakko
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlorʋi/,
- Rhymes: -orʋi
- Syllabification(key): lor‧vi
- Hyphenation(key): lor‧vi
Verb
lorvi
- third-person singular past indicative of lorvia
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlorʋiˣ/,
- Rhymes: -orʋi
- Syllabification(key): lor‧vi
- Hyphenation(key): lor‧vi
Verb
lorvi
- inflection of lorvia:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN