savvu

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savu. Cognates include Finnish savu and Veps savu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑʋːu/, [ˈs̠ɑʋːŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑʋːu/, [ˈʃɑʋːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋːu
• Hyphenation: sav‧vu

Noun

savvu

1. smoke

Declension

Declension of savvu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	savvu	savvut
genitive	savvun	savvuin, savvuloin
partitive	savvua	savvuja, savvuloja
illative	savvuu	savvui, savvuloihe
inessive	savvuus	savvuis, savvulois
elative	savvust	savvuist, savvuloist
allative	savvulle	savvuille, savvuloille
adessive	savvuul	savvuil, savvuloil
ablative	savvult	savvuilt, savvuloilt
translative	savvuks	savvuiks, savvuloiks
essive	savvunna, savvuun	savvuinna, savvuloinna, savvuin, savvuloin
exessive1)	savvunt	savvuint, savvuloint
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

• savvuta

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 510

Votic

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑvːu/, [ˈsɑvːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑvːu
• Hyphenation: sav‧vu

Etymology 1

Noun

savvu

1. Alternative form of savu

Inflection

Declension of savvu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	savvu	savvud
genitive	savvu	savvujõ, savvui
partitive	savvua	savvuitõ, savvui
illative	savvusõ, savvu	savvuisõ
inessive	savvuz	savvuiz
elative	savvussõ	savvuissõ
allative	savvulõ	savvuilõ
adessive	savvullõ	savvuillõ
ablative	savvultõ	savvuiltõ
translative	savvussi	savvuissi
*) 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.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *sauva.

Noun

savvu

1. A bat used in a game of gorodki.

Inflection

Declension of savvu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	savvu	savvud
genitive	savvu	savvujõ, savvui
partitive	savvua	savvuitõ, savvui
illative	savvusõ, savvu	savvuisõ
inessive	savvuz	savvuiz
elative	savvussõ	savvuissõ
allative	savvulõ	savvuilõ
adessive	savvullõ	savvuillõ
ablative	savvultõ	savvuiltõ
translative	savvussi	savvuissi
*) 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.

Alternative forms

• savvi, savvõ

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “savvu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn