povvi

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *povi. Cognates include Finnish povi and Estonian põu.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpoʋːi/, [ˈpo̞ʋʲː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpoʋːi/, [ˈpo̞ʋːi]
  • Rhymes: -oʋʲː, -oʋːi
  • Hyphenation: pov‧vi

Noun

povvi

  1. (rare) synonym of seslä
    • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 37:
      Mäni kissan looks, otti hänt etukäpälist, nosti i peitti poovvee șuuban alle.
      He went to the cat, took it by its front paws, picked it up and hid it on his chest under his coat.

Declension

Declension of povvi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative povvi povvet
genitive povven povviin, povviloin
partitive povvia povvija, povviloja
illative povvee povvii, povviloihe
inessive povvees povviis, povvilois
elative povvest povvist, povviloist
allative povvelle povville, povviloille
adessive povveel povviil, povviloil
ablative povvelt povvilt, povviloilt
translative povveks povviks, povviloiks
essive povvenna, povveen povvinna, povviloinna, povviin, povviloin
exessive1) povvent povvint, povviloint
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 427
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