-vi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vi"
Finnish edit
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *-bi, weak grade of *-pi, derived from Proto-Finnic *-pa (participle ending). Compare Estonian -b.
Suffix edit
-vi
- An archaic/poetic variant of the standard third-person present.
- 1849, Elias Lönnrot, “Pream”, in John Martin Crawford, transl., Kalevala[1]:
- Mieleni minun tekevi, aivoni ajattelevi, lähteäni laulamahan, saa’ani sanelemahan, sukuvirttä suoltamahan, lajivirttä laulamahan.
- Mastered by desire impulsive, by a mighty inward urging, I am ready now for singing, ready to begin the chanting.
Usage notes edit
In modern Finnish, the singular third-person present is formed by lengthening the final stem vowel (see -V).
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Gbe *-ví (literally “child”) stems from same root as òví (“child”). Cognates include Fon -ví, Saxwe Gbe -ví, Adja -vi, Ewe -vi
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-ví
- Forms a diminutive noun.
- Used to form nouns describing the origin of a person or group of a certain ethnic group or nationality.
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Pronoun edit
-vi
- (enclitic) Alternative form of vi
Usage notes edit
- Appended to present active infinitive verb forms to derive reflexive, accusative and dative forms when the object is second plural person. The final -e of the original infinitive is removed :
Where the verb ends in -rre, the final re is removed, leaving behind just an -r:
- introdurre (“to introduce”) → introdurvi (“to introduce yourselves; to introduce you; to insert in you”)
In any case, after the suffixation, there is only a single r and no vowels immediately before -vi.
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-vī
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-vi
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-vi