laveri

Finnish

Etymology

Apparently a native derivation related to either lavitsa (from Russian лавица (lavica)) or lava (from a Baltic language; compare Lithuanian lòva). Both ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lā́ˀwāˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑʋeri/, [ˈlɑʋe̞ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋeri
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ve‧ri

Noun

laveri

1. A rough wooden bed or platform for sleeping.
2. (furniture) A simple wooden bed, the bottom of which is typically made of laths.

Declension

Inflection of laveri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		laveri	laverit
genitive		laverin	laverien lavereiden lavereitten
partitive		laveria	lavereita lavereja
illative		laveriin	lavereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laveri	laverit
accusative	nom.	laveri	laverit
	gen.	laverin
genitive		laverin	laverien lavereiden lavereitten
partitive		laveria	lavereita lavereja
inessive		laverissa	lavereissa
elative		laverista	lavereista
illative		laveriin	lavereihin
adessive		laverilla	lavereilla
ablative		laverilta	lavereilta
allative		laverille	lavereille
essive		laverina	lavereina
translative		laveriksi	lavereiksi
instructive		—	laverein
abessive		laveritta	lavereitta
comitative		—	lavereineen

Possessive forms of laveri (type paperi)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	laverini	laverimme
2nd person	laverisi	laverinne
3rd person	laverinsa

Synonyms

• (platform): lavitsa
• (piece of furniture): sänky

Related terms

• lafka

See also

• lava

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Latin

Noun

laverī

1. dative singular of laver