savva

See also: Savva

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sauva. Cognates include Finnish sauva and Estonian sau.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑʋːɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑʋː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑʋːɑ/, [ˈʃɑʋːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋː, -ɑʋːɑ
• Hyphenation: sav‧va

Noun

savva

1. bat (throwing stick used in games)

Declension

Declension of savva (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	savva	savvat
genitive	savvan	savvoin
partitive	savvaa	savvoja
illative	savvaa	savvoi
inessive	savvaas	savvois
elative	savvast	savvoist
allative	savvalle	savvoille
adessive	savvaal	savvoil
ablative	savvalt	savvoilt
translative	savvaks	savvoiks
essive	savvanna, savvaan	savvoinna, savvoin
exessive1)	savvant	savvoint
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

• kulisavva

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 509