lovi

See also: lóvi and lõvi

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from an ancestor of dialectal Swedish klove, Proto-Germanic *klubô. Estonian dialectal lõvi is related as well.

Noun

lovi

1. cleft (V-shaped cut)
2. notch (V-shaped cut; such a cut used for keeping a record)
3. trance; used only in the expression langeta loveen, which means "to fall into a trance".

Declension

Inflection of lovi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative		lovi	lovet
genitive		loven	lovien
partitive		lovea	lovia
illative		loveen	loviin
		singular	plural
nominative		lovi	lovet
accusative	nom.	lovi	lovet
	gen.	loven
genitive		loven	lovien
partitive		lovea	lovia
inessive		lovessa	lovissa
elative		lovesta	lovista
illative		loveen	loviin
adessive		lovella	lovilla
ablative		lovelta	lovilta
allative		lovelle	loville
essive		lovena	lovina
translative		loveksi	loviksi
abessive		lovetta	lovitta
instructive		—	lovin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lovi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative loveni loveni accusative nom. loveni loveni gen. loveni genitive loveni lovieni partitive loveani loviani inessive lovessani lovissani elative lovestani lovistani illative loveeni loviini adessive lovellani lovillani ablative loveltani loviltani allative lovelleni lovilleni essive lovenani lovinani translative lovekseni lovikseni abessive lovettani lovittani instructive — — comitative — lovineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lovesi lovesi accusative nom. lovesi lovesi gen. lovesi genitive lovesi loviesi partitive loveasi loviasi inessive lovessasi lovissasi elative lovestasi lovistasi illative loveesi loviisi adessive lovellasi lovillasi ablative loveltasi loviltasi allative lovellesi lovillesi essive lovenasi lovinasi translative loveksesi loviksesi abessive lovettasi lovittasi instructive — — comitative — lovinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lovemme lovemme accusative nom. lovemme lovemme gen. lovemme genitive lovemme loviemme partitive loveamme loviamme inessive lovessamme lovissamme elative lovestamme lovistamme illative loveemme loviimme adessive lovellamme lovillamme ablative loveltamme loviltamme allative lovellemme lovillemme essive lovenamme lovinamme translative loveksemme loviksemme abessive lovettamme lovittamme instructive — — comitative — lovinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lovenne lovenne accusative nom. lovenne lovenne gen. lovenne genitive lovenne lovienne partitive loveanne lovianne inessive lovessanne lovissanne elative lovestanne lovistanne illative loveenne loviinne adessive lovellanne lovillanne ablative loveltanne loviltanne allative lovellenne lovillenne essive lovenanne lovinanne translative loveksenne loviksenne abessive lovettanne lovittanne instructive — — comitative — lovinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lovensa lovensa accusative nom. lovensa lovensa gen. lovensa genitive lovensa loviensa partitive loveaan loveansa loviaan loviansa inessive lovessaan lovessansa lovissaan lovissansa elative lovestaan lovestansa lovistaan lovistansa illative loveensa loviinsa adessive lovellaan lovellansa lovillaan lovillansa ablative loveltaan loveltansa loviltaan loviltansa allative lovelleen lovellensa lovilleen lovillensa essive lovenaan lovenansa lovinaan lovinansa translative lovekseen loveksensa lovikseen loviksensa abessive lovettaan lovettansa lovittaan lovittansa instructive — — comitative — lovineen lovinensa

Derived terms

• langeta loveen
• loveta

Anagrams

• livo, olvi

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Romanian

Etymology

Of Slavic origin, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *loviti. Compare Serbo-Croatian loviti.

Verb

a lovi (third-person singular present lovește, past participle lovit) 4th conj.

1. to hit; to strike

Conjugation

    conjugation of lovi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a lovi
gerund			lovind
past participle			lovit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	lovesc	lovești	lovește	lovim	loviți	lovesc
	imperfect	loveam	loveai	lovea	loveam	loveați	loveau
	simple perfect	lovii	loviși	lovi	lovirăm	lovirăți	loviră
	pluperfect	lovisem	loviseși	lovise	loviserăm	loviserăți	loviseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să lovesc	să lovești	să lovească	să lovim	să loviți	să lovească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		lovește			loviți
	negative		nu lovi			nu loviți

Derived terms

• lovire
• lovitură

See also

• bate
• plesni

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Serbo-Croatian

Verb

lovi (Cyrillic spelling лови)

1. third-person singular present of loviti