sarvi
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sarvi (compare Estonian sarv), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śarwe (compare Hungarian szarv), which in turn is a loan from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwa-, compare Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬏 (srū, “horn, claw, talon”), 𐬯𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁 (srvā, “horn”), Middle Persian slwb' (srū, “horn, nail”), Persian سرو (surū, “animal horn”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-; see there for more.
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 | |
| instructive | — | sarvin | |
| abessive | sarvetta | sarvitta | |
| comitative | — | sarvineen | |
Derived terms
- sarvettua
- sarveutua
- sarvikko
- sarviliitti
- sarvimainen
- sarvinen
- sarvis
- sarvittaa
Compounds
- Afrikan sarvi
- hirvensarvi
- hirvensarvensuola
- jättösarvi
- poronsarvi
- poronsarvijauhe
- runsaudensarvi
- ruutisarvi
- sarviapila
- sarvihopea
- sarvihöylä
- sarvijaakko
- sarvijäärä
- sarvikala
- sarvikalkkarokäärme
- sarvikampa
- sarvikarja
- sarvikiuru
- sarvikruunu
- sarvikumi
- sarvikuono
- sarvikuonokas
- sarvikuonokyy
- sarvikuonoleguaani
- sarvikuonolintu
- sarvikyy
- sarvilastu
- sarvilevy
- sarviliima
- sarvilintu
- sarvilisäke
- sarvimiina
- sarviniekka
- sarvinokka
- sarvioksa
- sarviorvokki
- sarvipäinen
- sarvipää
- sarvipöllö
- sarvirauta
- sarviruoste
- sarvisammal
- sarvisankainen
- sarvityö
- sarvivalas
- sarvivälke
- sarviöljy
- tuntosarvi
- yksisarvinen
Related terms
See also
Anagrams
Ingrian
Noun
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