parvi

Estonian

Noun

parvi

1. partitive plural of parv

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrʋi/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋi
• Syllabification^(key): par‧vi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *parwɜ or *parɜ-wɜ. Cognates include Estonian parv (“flock, group”), Ingrian parvi (“flock, group”), Veps parveh (“flock”) and Northern Khanty пөр (pør, “flock, group”).

Noun

parvi

1. group of (water or flying) animals
   1. brood (of chickens)
   2. flock (of birds)
   3. muster (of peafowl)
   4. kettle (of flying hawks)
   5. swarm (of insects)
   6. school (of fish or marine mammals such as dolphins or whales)
   7. pod (of marine mammals)
   8. gam (of whales)
   9. cast (of crabs)
2. group, cluster
3. (astronomy) cluster

Usage notes

• (group of animals): Used primarily of water animals and flying animals. See the usage notes under lauma.

Declension

Synonyms

• (group, cluster): joukko

Derived terms

See also

• lauma
• tokka

Further reading

• “1. parvi”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, possibly related to Etymology 1, perhaps originally in the sense "group of logs joined together", or from a separate Proto-Uralic root. Cognates include Estonian parv (“raft”), Ingrian parvi (“shelf, balcony”), Northern Khanty пөр (pør, “raft”) and Tundra Nenets (pārī).

Noun

parvi

1. balcony, loft, gallery

Declension

Synonyms

• lehteri, parveke

Derived terms

Further reading

• “2. parvi”, 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 2023-07-01

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *parwɜ. Cognates include Finnish parvi and Estonian parv.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrʋi/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrʋi/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋʲ, -ɑrʋi
• Hyphenation: par‧vi

Noun

parvi

1. group, cluster

Declension

Synonyms

• joukko, gruppa, partti

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *parvi. Possibly related to Etymology 1. Cognates include Finnish parvi and Estonian parv.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrʋi/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrʋi/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋʲ, -ɑrʋi
• Hyphenation: par‧vi

Noun

parvi

1. shelf
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24:

     Muila ono parveel.

     The soap is on the shelf.

2. balcony

Declension

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 388
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 74

Italian

Verb

parvi

1. first-person singular past historic of parere

Anagrams

• pravi, priva, vipra

Karelian

Noun

parvi

1. flock

Latin

Adjective

parvī

1. inflection of parvus:
   1. genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. nominative/vocative masculine plural

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *parwɜ.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrvi/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrvi
• Hyphenation: par‧vi

Noun

parvi

1. (large) group, multitude

Inflection

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “parvi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn