lovi

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See also: loví, lóvi, lõvi, lövi, and лови

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lovi (compare Ingrian lovi and dialectal Estonian lõvi (“cleft”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

lovi

  1. notch, cleft (V-shaped cut)
  2. notch (V-shaped cut used for keeping a record)
  3. mortise (hole for a tenon)
  4. (figuratively) hole (that which is missing something, especially after it has been taken out)
    lovi budjetissa ― hole in a budget
  5. (Finnic mythology) A supernatural place, in some interpretations located between the real world and underworld. Persons, usually shamans, visiting lovi appear to be in a state of trance.

Declension

Inflection of lovi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative lovi lovet
genitive loven lovien
partitive lovea lovia
illative loveen loviin
singular plural
nominative lovi lovet
accusative nom. lovi lovet
gen. loven
genitive loven lovien
partitive lovea lovia
inessive lovessa lovissa
elative lovesta lovista
illative loveen loviin
adessive lovella lovilla
ablative lovelta lovilta
allative lovelle loville
essive lovena lovina
translative loveksi loviksi
abessive lovetta lovitta
instructive — lovin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lovi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative loveni loveni
accusative nom. loveni loveni
gen. loveni
genitive loveni lovieni
partitive loveani loviani
inessive lovessani lovissani
elative lovestani lovistani
illative loveeni loviini
adessive lovellani lovillani
ablative loveltani loviltani
allative lovelleni lovilleni
essive lovenani lovinani
translative lovekseni lovikseni
abessive lovettani lovittani
instructive — —
comitative — lovineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lovesi lovesi
accusative nom. lovesi lovesi
gen. lovesi
genitive lovesi loviesi
partitive loveasi loviasi
inessive lovessasi lovissasi
elative lovestasi lovistasi
illative loveesi loviisi
adessive lovellasi lovillasi
ablative loveltasi loviltasi
allative lovellesi lovillesi
essive lovenasi lovinasi
translative loveksesi loviksesi
abessive lovettasi lovittasi
instructive — —
comitative — lovinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lovemme lovemme
accusative nom. lovemme lovemme
gen. lovemme
genitive lovemme loviemme
partitive loveamme loviamme
inessive lovessamme lovissamme
elative lovestamme lovistamme
illative loveemme loviimme
adessive lovellamme lovillamme
ablative loveltamme loviltamme
allative lovellemme lovillemme
essive lovenamme lovinamme
translative loveksemme loviksemme
abessive lovettamme lovittamme
instructive — —
comitative — lovinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lovenne lovenne
accusative nom. lovenne lovenne
gen. lovenne
genitive lovenne lovienne
partitive loveanne lovianne
inessive lovessanne lovissanne
elative lovestanne lovistanne
illative loveenne loviinne
adessive lovellanne lovillanne
ablative loveltanne loviltanne
allative lovellenne lovillenne
essive lovenanne lovinanne
translative loveksenne loviksenne
abessive lovettanne lovittanne
instructive — —
comitative — lovinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lovensa lovensa
accusative nom. lovensa lovensa
gen. lovensa
genitive lovensa loviensa
partitive loveaan
loveansa 		loviaan
loviansa
inessive lovessaan
lovessansa 		lovissaan
lovissansa
elative lovestaan
lovestansa 		lovistaan
lovistansa
illative loveensa loviinsa
adessive lovellaan
lovellansa 		lovillaan
lovillansa
ablative loveltaan
loveltansa 		loviltaan
loviltansa
allative lovelleen
lovellensa 		lovilleen
lovillensa
essive lovenaan
lovenansa 		lovinaan
lovinansa
translative lovekseen
loveksensa 		lovikseen
loviksensa
abessive lovettaan
lovettansa 		lovittaan
lovittansa
instructive — —
comitative — lovineen
lovinensa

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Hungarian

Etymology

Clipping and -i diminutive of lóverseny.

Pronunciation

Noun

lovi (usually uncountable, plural lovik)

  1. (informal) Synonym of lóverseny or lóversenyzés (“horse race(s), horse racing”).

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative lovi lovik
accusative lovit lovikat
dative lovinak loviknak
instrumental lovival lovikkal
causal-final loviért lovikért
translative lovivá lovikká
terminative loviig lovikig
essive-formal loviként lovikként
essive-modal — —
inessive loviban lovikban
superessive lovin lovikon
adessive lovinál loviknál
illative loviba lovikba
sublative lovira lovikra
allative lovihoz lovikhoz
elative loviból lovikból
delative loviról lovikról
ablative lovitól loviktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		lovié loviké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		loviéi lovikéi
Possessive forms of lovi
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. lovim lovijaim (or loviim)
2nd person sing. lovid lovijaid (or loviid)
3rd person sing. lovija lovijai (or lovii)
1st person plural lovink lovijaink (or loviink)
2nd person plural lovitok lovijaitok (or loviitok)
3rd person plural lovijuk lovijaik (or loviik)

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lovi. Cognates include Finnish lovi and dialectal Estonian lõvi.

Pronunciation

Noun

lovi

  1. crack
    seinän lovet ― cracks in a wall

Declension

Declension of lovi (type 5/lehti, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative lovi lovet
genitive loven lovviin, loviloin
partitive lovvia lovija, loviloja
illative lovvee lovvii, loviloihe
inessive loves lovis, lovilois
elative lovest lovist, loviloist
allative lovelle loville, loviloille
adessive lovel lovil, loviloil
ablative lovelt lovilt, loviloilt
translative loveks loviks, loviloiks
essive lovenna, lovveen lovinna, loviloinna, lovviin, loviloin
exessive1) lovent lovint, loviloint
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.

Synonyms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 275

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlo.vi/
  • Rhymes: -ovi
  • Hyphenation: ló‧vi

Noun

lovi m pl

  1. plural of lovo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ловити (loviti) or from a Common or South Slavic source, from Proto-Slavic *loviti. Compare Serbo-Croatian loviti; cf. also Megleno-Romanian luves (“hunt”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

a lovi (third-person singular present lovește, past participle lovit) 4th conjugation

  1. to hit; to strike

Conjugation

    conjugation of lovi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a lovi
gerund lovind
past participle lovit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present lovesc lovești lovește lovim loviți lovesc
imperfect loveam loveai lovea loveam loveați loveau
simple perfect lovii loviși lovi lovirăm lovirăți loviră
pluperfect lovisem loviseși lovise loviserăm loviserăți loviseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să lovesc să lovești să lovească să lovim să loviți să lovească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative lovește loviți
negative nu lovi nu loviți

Derived terms

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

lovi (Cyrillic spelling лови)

  1. third-person singular present of loviti

Venetan

Noun

lovi m

  1. plural of lovo
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