tuuvi

See also: Tuuvi

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Germanic language. Related to Estonian tuvi.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːʋi/, [ˈtuːʋʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːʋi/, [ˈtuːʋi]
• Rhymes: -uːʋʲ, -uːʋi
• Hyphenation: tuu‧vi

Noun

tuuvi

1. Synonym of kyyhkyläin (“dove”)

Declension

Declension of tuuvi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tuuvi	tuuvit
genitive	tuuvin	tuuviin, tuuviloin
partitive	tuuvia	tuuvija, tuuviloja
illative	tuuvii	tuuvii, tuuviloihe
inessive	tuuviis	tuuviis, tuuvilois
elative	tuuvist	tuuviist, tuuviloist
allative	tuuville	tuuviille, tuuviloille
adessive	tuuviil	tuuviil, tuuviloil
ablative	tuuvilt	tuuviilt, tuuviloilt
translative	tuuviks	tuuviiks, tuuviloiks
essive	tuuvinna, tuuviin	tuuviinna, tuuviloinna, tuuviin, tuuviloin
exessive1)	tuuvint	tuuviint, tuuviloint
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.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 613