torvi
See also: Torvi
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *torvi (compare Estonian tõri, Karelian torvi, Veps torv), from earlier *towri, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian taure (“bugle”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *táwros. In Balto-Finnic, a metathesis *wr > *rw (> *rv) has occurred (compare järvi, karva). Doublet of Taurus, tarvas, and teuras.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
torvi
- horn
- (informal) horn, brass instrument
- Synonyms: vaski, vaskisoitin
- (informal) horn, brass instrument
- tube, pipe, or anything with a similar shape
- cone, funnel
- Synonyms: see suppilo
- (colloquial) fool
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tyhmä
Declension edit
Inflection of torvi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | torvi | torvet | ||
genitive | torven | torvien | ||
partitive | torvea | torvia | ||
illative | torveen | torviin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | torvi | torvet | ||
accusative | nom. | torvi | torvet | |
gen. | torven | |||
genitive | torven | torvien | ||
partitive | torvea | torvia | ||
inessive | torvessa | torvissa | ||
elative | torvesta | torvista | ||
illative | torveen | torviin | ||
adessive | torvella | torvilla | ||
ablative | torvelta | torvilta | ||
allative | torvelle | torville | ||
essive | torvena | torvina | ||
translative | torveksi | torviksi | ||
abessive | torvetta | torvitta | ||
instructive | — | torvin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
- henkitorvi
- kurkkutorvi
- käyrätorvi
- metsästystorvi
- postitorvi
- ruokatorvi
- sumutorvi
- torvensoittaja
- torvisieni
- totuuden torvi
- tuohitorvi
- äänitorvi
- torveilla (“to do stupid things”)
Further reading edit
- “torvi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
torvi
Anagrams edit
Karelian edit
Noun edit
torvi
Latin edit
Adjective edit
torvī