kavi
See also: kävi
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kavi m (genitive singular kava, uncountable)
Declension edit
| Declension of kavi (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| m1s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kavi | kavin |
| accusative | kava | kavan |
| dative | kava | kavanum |
| genitive | kava | kavans |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- snjógvur (poetic)
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit कवि (kavi).
Noun edit
kavi m
Declension edit
Declension table of "kavi" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kavi | kavayo or kavī |
| Accusative (second) | kaviṃ | kavayo or kavī |
| Instrumental (third) | kavinā | kavīhi or kavībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kavissa or kavino | kavīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kavismā or kavimhā | kavīhi or kavībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kavissa or kavino | kavīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kavismiṃ or kavimhi | kavīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | kavi | kavayo or kavī |
Related terms edit
- kāveyya (“poetry”)
Etymology 2 edit
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Inherited from Sanskrit कपि (kapi). Doublet of kapi with lenited intervocalic stop.
Noun edit
kavi m
Declension edit
Declension table of "kavi" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kavi | kavayo or kavī |
| Accusative (second) | kaviṃ | kavayo or kavī |
| Instrumental (third) | kavinā | kavīhi or kavībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kavissa or kavino | kavīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kavismā or kavimhā | kavīhi or kavībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kavissa or kavino | kavīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kavismiṃ or kavimhi | kavīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | kavi | kavayo or kavī |
References edit
- ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kavi”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 195.
Votic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kauha.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kavi
Inflection edit
| Declension of kavi (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kavi | kavid |
| genitive | kavi | kavijõ, kavii |
| partitive | kavvia | kaviitõ, kavii |
| illative | kavvisõ, kavvi | kaviisõ |
| inessive | kaviz | kaviiz |
| elative | kavissõ | kaviissõ |
| allative | kavilõ | kaviilõ |
| adessive | kavillõ | kaviillõ |
| ablative | kaviltõ | kaviiltõ |
| translative | kavissi | kaviissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kavi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn