aivot

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aivo (compare Estonian aju (“brain, mind”)), from Proto-Uralic *ajŋe (compare Hungarian agy (“brain”) and possibly Moksha уй (uj, “brain”)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑ̝i̯ʋo̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiʋot
  • Syllabification(key): ai‧vot
  • Hyphenation(key): ai‧vot

Noun

aivot pl

  1. brain (organ)
    Synonym: ajukoppa (dialectal, possibly humorous)
    aivoverenvuoto ― cerebral hemorrhage
    aivokasvain ― brain tumor
  2. brains, grey matter (ability to think)

Usage notes

  • The singular number is used in modern standard Finnish only in compound terms (like in the examples above) and in some colloquial or slang expressions, notably in ottaa aivoon (“to piss off, to be pissed off”).

Declension

Inflection of aivot (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative — aivot
genitive — aivojen
partitive — aivoja
illative — aivoihin
singular plural
nominative — aivot
accusative nom. — aivot
gen. —
genitive — aivojen
partitive — aivoja
inessive — aivoissa
elative — aivoista
illative — aivoihin
adessive — aivoilla
ablative — aivoilta
allative — aivoille
essive — aivoina
translative — aivoiksi
abessive — aivoitta
instructive — aivoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of aivot (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative — aivoni
accusative nom. — aivoni
gen. —
genitive — aivojeni
partitive — aivojani
inessive — aivoissani
elative — aivoistani
illative — aivoihini
adessive — aivoillani
ablative — aivoiltani
allative — aivoilleni
essive — aivoinani
translative — aivoikseni
abessive — aivoittani
instructive — —
comitative — aivoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative — aivosi
accusative nom. — aivosi
gen. —
genitive — aivojesi
partitive — aivojasi
inessive — aivoissasi
elative — aivoistasi
illative — aivoihisi
adessive — aivoillasi
ablative — aivoiltasi
allative — aivoillesi
essive — aivoinasi
translative — aivoiksesi
abessive — aivoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — aivoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative — aivomme
accusative nom. — aivomme
gen. —
genitive — aivojemme
partitive — aivojamme
inessive — aivoissamme
elative — aivoistamme
illative — aivoihimme
adessive — aivoillamme
ablative — aivoiltamme
allative — aivoillemme
essive — aivoinamme
translative — aivoiksemme
abessive — aivoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — aivoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative — aivonne
accusative nom. — aivonne
gen. —
genitive — aivojenne
partitive — aivojanne
inessive — aivoissanne
elative — aivoistanne
illative — aivoihinne
adessive — aivoillanne
ablative — aivoiltanne
allative — aivoillenne
essive — aivoinanne
translative — aivoiksenne
abessive — aivoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — aivoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative — aivonsa
accusative nom. — aivonsa
gen. —
genitive — aivojensa
partitive — aivojaan
aivojansa
inessive — aivoissaan
aivoissansa
elative — aivoistaan
aivoistansa
illative — aivoihinsa
adessive — aivoillaan
aivoillansa
ablative — aivoiltaan
aivoiltansa
allative — aivoilleen
aivoillensa
essive — aivoinaan
aivoinansa
translative — aivoikseen
aivoiksensa
abessive — aivoittaan
aivoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — aivoineen
aivoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

References

  1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “aivo”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑi̯ʋŏ̞d]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑi̯ʋo̞d̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯ʋot
  • Hyphenation: ai‧vot

Noun

aivot

  1. nominative plural of aivo: brains

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 8

Karelian

Regional variants of aivot
North Karelian
(Viena) 		aivot
South Karelian
(Tver) 		aivot

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aivot. Cognates include Finnish aivot and Veps aivod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/
  • Hyphenation: ai‧vot

Noun

aivot (genitive aivojen / aivoloin, partitive aivoja / aivoloida) (plural only)

  1. (North Karelian or dialectal) brains

Declension

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Karelian declension of aivot (type 1/tyttö, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative — aivojen
genitive — aivoja
partitive — aivoloih
illative — aivoloissa
inessive — aivoloista
elative — aivoloilla
adessive — aivoloilta
ablative — aivoloiksi
translative — aivoloina
essive — aivoloineh
comitative — aivoloitta
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instructive — {{{27}}}
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Karelian declension of aivot (type 1/tyttö, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative — aivoloin
genitive — aivoloida
partitive — aivoloih
illative — aivoloissa
inessive — aivoloista
elative — aivoloilla
adessive — aivoloilda
ablative — aivoloiksi
translative — aivoloina
essive — aivoloinke
comitative — aivoloitta
abessive — {{{25}}}
prolative aivot {{{26}}}
instructive — {{{27}}}
Possessive forms of aivot
1st person aivoni
2nd person aivoš
3rd person aivoh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Synonyms

References

  • P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “aivot”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
  • Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “+”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎[3], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
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