sarvi
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Lehmääl ono kaks sarvia.
Finnish
Etymology
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-,[1] 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.
Pronunciation
Noun
sarvi
- horn (growth of keratin that protrudes from the head of certain animals)
- horn (any similar real or imaginary growth or projection)
- horn (substance)
- horn (hornlike object)
- (usually in the plural) antler
- (chiefly in the plural) handlebar
Declension
| Inflection of sarvi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
- Afrikan sarvi
- ammoninsarvi
- australiansarvihai
- hankosarvi
- hirvensarvi
- hoikkasarvikotilo
- juomasarvi
- jättösarvi
- kierteissarvikauris
- kierteissarvivuohi
- kupparinsarvi
- kuppaussarvi
- lapiosarvi
- leveäsarvinen
- maitosarvi
- makkarasarvi
- nelisarviantilooppi
- nuuskasarvi
- ohutsarvilammas
- olutsarvi
- onttosarvinen
- poronsarvi
- pukinsarvi
- pyöränsarvi
- runsaudensarvi
- ruutisarvi
- sarvenaihe
- sarviapila
- sarvihopea
- sarvihöylä
- sarvijaakko
- sarvijänis
- sarvijäärä
- sarvikala
- sarvikalkkarokäärme
- sarvikampa
- sarvikarja
- sarvikiuru
- sarvikruunu
- sarvikumi
- sarvikuono
- sarvikyy
- sarvilastu
- sarvilevy
- sarviliima
- sarvilinna
- Sarvilinna
- sarvilintu
- sarvilusikka
- sarvimiina
- sarviniekka
- sarvinokka
- sarvioksa
- sarviorvokki
- sarvipäinen
- sarvipää
- sarvipöllö
- sarvirauta
- sarviruoste
- sarvisammal
- sarvisankainen
- sarvitraktori
- sarvityö
- sarvivalas
- sarvivälke
- sarviöljy
- seeprasarvihai
- tuntosarvi
- vallinsarvi
- voisarvi
- yksisarvinen
Related terms
See also
References
Further reading
- “sarvi”, 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 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sarvi. Cognates include Finnish sarvi and Estonian sarv.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑrʋi/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑrʋi/,
- Rhymes: -ɑrʋʲ, -ɑrʋi
- Hyphenation: sar‧vi
Noun
sarvi
Declension
| Declension of sarvi (type 5/lehti, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 507
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sarvi.
Pronunciation
Noun
sarvi
Inflection
| Declension of sarvi (type VII/nimi, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “sarvi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn