tovvi

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish touvi.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʋːi/, [ˈto̞ʋʲː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʋːi/, [ˈto̞ʋːi]
• Rhymes: -oʋʲː, -oʋːi
• Hyphenation: tov‧vi

Noun

tovvi

1. (Ala-Laukaa) rope for fishing tackle used to catch lamprey

Declension

Declension of tovvi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tovvi	tovvit
genitive	tovvin	tovviin, tovviloin
partitive	tovvia	tovvija, tovviloja
illative	tovvii	tovvii, tovviloihe
inessive	tovviis	tovviis, tovvilois
elative	tovvist	tovviist, tovviloist
allative	tovville	tovviille, tovviloille
adessive	tovviil	tovviil, tovviloil
ablative	tovvilt	tovviilt, tovviloilt
translative	tovviks	tovviiks, tovviloiks
essive	tovvinna, tovviin	tovviinna, tovviloinna, tovviin, tovviloin
exessive1)	tovvint	tovviint, tovviloint
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

• mertatovvi

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 594