tovvi

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish touvi.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtoʋːi/, [ˈto̞ʋʲː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtoʋːi/, [ˈto̞ʋːi]
  • Rhymes: -oʋʲː, -oʋːi
  • Hyphenation: tov‧vi

Noun

tovvi

  1. (Ala-Laukaa) rope for fishing tackle used to catch lamprey

Declension
Declension of tovvi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tovvi tovvit
genitive tovvin tovviin, tovviloin
partitive tovvia tovvija, tovviloja
illative tovvii tovvii, tovviloihe
inessive tovviis tovviis, tovvilois
elative tovvist tovviist, tovviloist
allative tovville tovviille, tovviloille
adessive tovviil tovviil, tovviloil
ablative tovvilt tovviilt, tovviloilt
translative tovviks tovviiks, tovviloiks
essive tovvinna, tovviin tovviinna, tovviloinna, tovviin, tovviloin
exessive1) tovvint tovviint, tovviloint
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 594
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