parvi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *parwɜ or *parɜ-wɜ. Cognates include with Estonian parv (“flock, group; raft”), Ingrian parvi (“flock, group; shelf, balcony”), and Khanty пөр (pŏr, “flock, group; raft”). It is not certain if the "group" and "raft, loft, balcony" senses belong together, but the latter is thought to have developed through a stage of "group of logs joined together".

Noun

parvi

1. A flock (large number of birds).
2. A muster (flock of peafowl).
3. A kettle (group of flying hawks).
4. A swarm (large number of insects).
5. A pail (company of wasps).
6. A school (group of fish or marine mammals such as dolphins or whales)
7. A pod (group of marine mammals).
8. A gam (group of whales).
9. A group, cluster.
10. (astronomy) A cluster.
11. A balcony, loft, gallery.

Declension

Declension of parvi (type ovi) singular plural nominative parvi parvet genitive parven parvien partitive parvea parvia accusative parvi parven parvet inessive parvessa parvissa elative parvesta parvista illative parveen parviin adessive parvella parvilla ablative parvelta parvilta allative parvelle parville essive parvena parvina translative parveksi parviksi instructive – parvin abessive parvetta parvitta comitative – parvineen

Synonyms

• (group, cluster): joukko
• (balcony): lehteri, parveke

Derived terms

• parveke
• parveutua

See also

• lauma

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Italian

Verb

parvi

1. first-person singular past historic of parere

Anagrams

• pravi, priva

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Latin

Adjective

parvī

1. genitive masculine singular of parvus
2. nominative masculine plural of parvus
3. vocative masculine plural of parvus
4. genitive neuter singular of parvus