-vi

Finnish

Etymology

Presumably Finno-Ugric, compare Estonian "-b."

Suffix

-vi

  1. An archaic/poetic variant of the standard third-person present.
    • 1888, John Martin Crawford, :
      Mieleni minun tekevi, aivoni ajattelevi, lähteäni laulamahan, saa'ani sanelemahan, sukuvirttä suoltamahan, lajivirttä laulamahan.
      Mastered by desire impulsive, by a mighty inward urging, I am ready now for singing, ready to begin the chanting.

Latin

Suffix

-vī

  1. nominative masculine plural of -vus
  2. genitive masculine singular of -vus
  3. genitive neuter singular of -vus
  4. vocative masculine plural of -vus
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