ravi

See also: Ravi

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French ravir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈravi]
• Rhymes: -avi
• Hyphenation: ra‧vi

Verb

ravi (present ravas, past ravis, future ravos, conditional ravus, volitive ravu)

1. to delight, to enchant

Conjugation

Conjugation of ravi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		ravas		ravis		ravos
active participle		ravanta	ravantaj	ravinta	ravintaj	ravonta	ravontaj
	acc.	ravantan	ravantajn	ravintan	ravintajn	ravontan	ravontajn
passive participle		ravata	ravataj	ravita	ravitaj	ravota	ravotaj
	acc.	ravatan	ravatajn	ravitan	ravitajn	ravotan	ravotajn
nominal active participle		ravanto	ravantoj	ravinto	ravintoj	ravonto	ravontoj
	acc.	ravanton	ravantojn	ravinton	ravintojn	ravonton	ravontojn
nominal passive participle		ravato	ravatoj	ravito	ravitoj	ravoto	ravotoj
	acc.	ravaton	ravatojn	raviton	ravitojn	ravoton	ravotojn
adverbial active participle		ravante		ravinte		ravonte
adverbial passive participle		ravate		ravite		ravote

infinitive		ravi						imperative		ravu						conditional		ravus

Derived terms

• rava (“delightful, lovely, enchanting”)
• ravega (“exquisite”)

Estonian

Noun

ravi (genitive ravi, partitive ravi)

1. care, cure

Declension

Declension of ravi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ravi	ravid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ravi
genitive			ravide
partitive		ravi	ravisid
illative		ravisse	ravidesse
inessive		ravis	ravides
elative		ravist	ravidest
allative		ravile	ravidele
adessive		ravil	ravidel
ablative		ravilt	ravidelt
translative		raviks	ravideks
terminative		ravini	ravideni
essive		ravina	ravidena
abessive		ravita	ravideta
comitative		raviga	ravidega

Further reading

• “ravi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish trav.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑʋi/, [ˈrɑ̝ʋi]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋi
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧vi

Noun

ravi

1. (equestrianism) trot
2. trot (rapid gait of a person)
3. (in the plural) harness racing event

Declension

Inflection of ravi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		ravi	ravit
genitive		ravin	ravien
partitive		ravia	raveja
illative		raviin	raveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ravi	ravit
accusative	nom.	ravi	ravit
	gen.	ravin
genitive		ravin	ravien
partitive		ravia	raveja
inessive		ravissa	raveissa
elative		ravista	raveista
illative		raviin	raveihin
adessive		ravilla	raveilla
ablative		ravilta	raveilta
allative		raville	raveille
essive		ravina	raveina
translative		raviksi	raveiksi
abessive		ravitta	raveitta
instructive		—	ravein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ravi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ravini ravini accusative nom. ravini ravini gen. ravini genitive ravini ravieni partitive raviani ravejani inessive ravissani raveissani elative ravistani raveistani illative raviini raveihini adessive ravillani raveillani ablative raviltani raveiltani allative ravilleni raveilleni essive ravinani raveinani translative ravikseni raveikseni abessive ravittani raveittani instructive — — comitative — raveineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ravisi ravisi accusative nom. ravisi ravisi gen. ravisi genitive ravisi raviesi partitive raviasi ravejasi inessive ravissasi raveissasi elative ravistasi raveistasi illative raviisi raveihisi adessive ravillasi raveillasi ablative raviltasi raveiltasi allative ravillesi raveillesi essive ravinasi raveinasi translative raviksesi raveiksesi abessive ravittasi raveittasi instructive — — comitative — raveinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ravimme ravimme accusative nom. ravimme ravimme gen. ravimme genitive ravimme raviemme partitive raviamme ravejamme inessive ravissamme raveissamme elative ravistamme raveistamme illative raviimme raveihimme adessive ravillamme raveillamme ablative raviltamme raveiltamme allative ravillemme raveillemme essive ravinamme raveinamme translative raviksemme raveiksemme abessive ravittamme raveittamme instructive — — comitative — raveinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ravinne ravinne accusative nom. ravinne ravinne gen. ravinne genitive ravinne ravienne partitive ravianne ravejanne inessive ravissanne raveissanne elative ravistanne raveistanne illative raviinne raveihinne adessive ravillanne raveillanne ablative raviltanne raveiltanne allative ravillenne raveillenne essive ravinanne raveinanne translative raviksenne raveiksenne abessive ravittanne raveittanne instructive — — comitative — raveinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ravinsa ravinsa accusative nom. ravinsa ravinsa gen. ravinsa genitive ravinsa raviensa partitive raviaan raviansa ravejaan ravejansa inessive ravissaan ravissansa raveissaan raveissansa elative ravistaan ravistansa raveistaan raveistansa illative raviinsa raveihinsa adessive ravillaan ravillansa raveillaan raveillansa ablative raviltaan raviltansa raveiltaan raveiltansa allative ravilleen ravillensa raveilleen raveillensa essive ravinaan ravinansa raveinaan raveinansa translative ravikseen raviksensa raveikseen raveiksensa abessive ravittaan ravittansa raveittaan raveittansa instructive — — comitative — raveineen raveinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• iltaravit
• kuninkuusravit
• raviharjoitus
• ravihevonen
• ravikilpailu
• ravikilpailut
• ravikuningas
• ravikuningatar
• ravikärry
• ravirata
• raviurheilu
• ravivalmentaja
• raviveikkaus
• ravivihje
• totalisaattoriravit
• totoravit

 

Related terms

• ravata

Further reading

• “ravi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Arvi, vari

French

Etymology

See ravir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.vi/
• Rhymes: -i

Adjective

ravi (feminine ravie, masculine plural ravis, feminine plural ravies)

1. thrilled, overjoyed, delighted, ravished, chuffed
   • 2001, Alain Souchon (lyrics and music), “La vie ne vaut rien”:

     Il a demandé leur avis à des tas de gens ravis / Ravis, de donner leur avis sur la vie

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Participle

ravi (feminine ravie, masculine plural ravis, feminine plural ravies)

1. past participle of ravir

Further reading

• “ravi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• riva, vair, vira, vrai

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈraː.u̯iː/, [ˈräːu̯iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈra.vi/, [ˈräːvi]

Adjective

rāvī

1. inflection of rāvus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Norman

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

ravi m

1. (Guernsey) surprised
2. (Jersey) delighted