From Proto-Finnic *sarvi (compare Estonian sarv), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śarwe (compare Erzya сюро (śuro) and Hungarian szarv), which in turn is a loan from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwa-, compare Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬏 (srū, “horn, claw, talon”), 𐬯𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁 (sruuā, “horn”), Middle Persian (slwb' /srū/, “horn, nail”), Persian سرو (soru, “animal horn”). Doublet of hirvi. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-; see there for more.
sarvi
Inflection of sarvi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | sarvi | sarvet | ||
genitive | sarven | sarvien | ||
partitive | sarvea | sarvia | ||
illative | sarveen | sarviin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | sarvi | sarvet | ||
accusative | nom. | sarvi | sarvet | |
gen. | sarven | |||
genitive | sarven | sarvien | ||
partitive | sarvea | sarvia | ||
inessive | sarvessa | sarvissa | ||
elative | sarvesta | sarvista | ||
illative | sarveen | sarviin | ||
adessive | sarvella | sarvilla | ||
ablative | sarvelta | sarvilta | ||
allative | sarvelle | sarville | ||
essive | sarvena | sarvina | ||
translative | sarveksi | sarviksi | ||
abessive | sarvetta | sarvitta | ||
instructive | — | sarvin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From Proto-Finnic *sarvi. Cognates include Finnish sarvi and Estonian sarv.
sarvi
Declension of sarvi (type 5/lehti, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | sarvi | sarvet |
genitive | sarven | sarviin, sarviloin |
partitive | sarvia | sarvija, sarviloja |
illative | sarvee | sarvii, sarviloihe |
inessive | sarvees | sarviis, sarvilois |
elative | sarvest | sarvist, sarviloist |
allative | sarvelle | sarville, sarviloille |
adessive | sarveel | sarviil, sarviloil |
ablative | sarvelt | sarvilt, sarviloilt |
translative | sarveks | sarviks, sarviloiks |
essive | sarvenna, sarveen | sarvinna, sarviloinna, sarviin, sarviloin |
exessive1) | sarvent | sarvint, sarviloint |
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. |
From Proto-Finnic *sarvi.
sarvi
Declension of sarvi (type VII/nimi, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | sarvi | sarvõd |
genitive | sarvõ | sarvijõ, sarvii |
partitive | sarvia | sarviitõ, sarvii |
illative | sarvõsõ, sarvõ | sarviisõ |
inessive | sarvõz | sarviiz |
elative | sarvõssõ | sarviissõ |
allative | sarvõlõ | sarviilõ |
adessive | sarvõllõ | sarviillõ |
ablative | sarvõltõ | sarviiltõ |
translative | sarvõssi | sarviissi |
*) 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. |