sarvi

See also: Sarvi and särvi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarvi (compare Estonian sarv), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śarwe (compare Erzya сюро (śuro) and Hungarian szarv), which in turn is a loan from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwa-, compare Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬏 (srū, “horn, claw, talon”), 𐬯𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁 (sruuā, “horn”), Middle Persian [script needed] (slwb' /⁠srū⁠/, “horn, nail”), Persian سرو (soru, “animal horn”). Doublet of hirvi. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-; see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑrʋi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝rʋi]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋi
• Syllabification^(key): sar‧vi

Noun

sarvi

1. horn (growth of keratin that protrudes from the head of certain animals)
2. horn (any similar real or imaginary growth or projection)
3. horn (substance)
4. horn (hornlike object)
5. (usually in the plural) antler
6. (chiefly in the plural) handlebar

Declension

Inflection of sarvi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative		sarvi	sarvet
genitive		sarven	sarvien
partitive		sarvea	sarvia
illative		sarveen	sarviin
		singular	plural
nominative		sarvi	sarvet
accusative	nom.	sarvi	sarvet
	gen.	sarven
genitive		sarven	sarvien
partitive		sarvea	sarvia
inessive		sarvessa	sarvissa
elative		sarvesta	sarvista
illative		sarveen	sarviin
adessive		sarvella	sarvilla
ablative		sarvelta	sarvilta
allative		sarvelle	sarville
essive		sarvena	sarvina
translative		sarveksi	sarviksi
abessive		sarvetta	sarvitta
instructive		—	sarvin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sarveni sarveni accusative nom. sarveni sarveni gen. sarveni genitive sarveni sarvieni partitive sarveani sarviani inessive sarvessani sarvissani elative sarvestani sarvistani illative sarveeni sarviini adessive sarvellani sarvillani ablative sarveltani sarviltani allative sarvelleni sarvilleni essive sarvenani sarvinani translative sarvekseni sarvikseni abessive sarvettani sarvittani instructive — — comitative — sarvineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sarvesi sarvesi accusative nom. sarvesi sarvesi gen. sarvesi genitive sarvesi sarviesi partitive sarveasi sarviasi inessive sarvessasi sarvissasi elative sarvestasi sarvistasi illative sarveesi sarviisi adessive sarvellasi sarvillasi ablative sarveltasi sarviltasi allative sarvellesi sarvillesi essive sarvenasi sarvinasi translative sarveksesi sarviksesi abessive sarvettasi sarvittasi instructive — — comitative — sarvinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sarvemme sarvemme accusative nom. sarvemme sarvemme gen. sarvemme genitive sarvemme sarviemme partitive sarveamme sarviamme inessive sarvessamme sarvissamme elative sarvestamme sarvistamme illative sarveemme sarviimme adessive sarvellamme sarvillamme ablative sarveltamme sarviltamme allative sarvellemme sarvillemme essive sarvenamme sarvinamme translative sarveksemme sarviksemme abessive sarvettamme sarvittamme instructive — — comitative — sarvinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sarvenne sarvenne accusative nom. sarvenne sarvenne gen. sarvenne genitive sarvenne sarvienne partitive sarveanne sarvianne inessive sarvessanne sarvissanne elative sarvestanne sarvistanne illative sarveenne sarviinne adessive sarvellanne sarvillanne ablative sarveltanne sarviltanne allative sarvellenne sarvillenne essive sarvenanne sarvinanne translative sarveksenne sarviksenne abessive sarvettanne sarvittanne instructive — — comitative — sarvinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sarvensa sarvensa accusative nom. sarvensa sarvensa gen. sarvensa genitive sarvensa sarviensa partitive sarveaan sarveansa sarviaan sarviansa inessive sarvessaan sarvessansa sarvissaan sarvissansa elative sarvestaan sarvestansa sarvistaan sarvistansa illative sarveensa sarviinsa adessive sarvellaan sarvellansa sarvillaan sarvillansa ablative sarveltaan sarveltansa sarviltaan sarviltansa allative sarvelleen sarvellensa sarvilleen sarvillensa essive sarvenaan sarvenansa sarvinaan sarvinansa translative sarvekseen sarveksensa sarvikseen sarviksensa abessive sarvettaan sarvettansa sarvittaan sarvittansa instructive — — comitative — sarvineen sarvinensa

Derived terms

• sarveinen
• sarvekas
• sarveke
• Sarvela
• sarvellinen
• sarvena
• sarvennoinen
• sarveton
• sarvikko
• sarviliitti
• sarvimainen
• -sarvinen
• sarvinen
• sarvio

 

compounds

• Afrikan sarvi
• ammoninsarvi
• australiansarvihai
• hankosarvi
• hirvensarvi
• hoikkasarvikotilo
• juomasarvi
• jättösarvi
• kierteissarvikauris
• kierteissarvivuohi
• kupparinsarvi
• kuppaussarvi
• lapiosarvi
• leveäsarvinen
• maitosarvi
• makkarasarvi
• nelisarviantilooppi
• nuuskasarvi
• ohutsarvilammas
• olutsarvi
• onttosarvinen
• poronsarvi
• pukinsarvi
• pyöränsarvi
• runsaudensarvi
• ruutisarvi
• sarvenaihe
• sarviapila
• sarvihopea
• sarvihöylä
• sarvijaakko
• sarvijänis
• sarvijäärä
• sarvikala
• sarvikalkkarokäärme
• sarvikampa
• sarvikarja
• sarvikiuru
• sarvikruunu
• sarvikumi
• sarvikuono
• sarvikyy
• sarvilastu
• sarvilevy
• sarviliima
• sarvilinna
• Sarvilinna
• sarvilintu
• sarvilusikka
• sarvimiina
• sarviniekka
• sarvinokka
• sarvioksa
• sarviorvokki
• sarvipäinen
• sarvipää
• sarvipöllö
• sarvirauta
• sarviruoste
• sarvisammal
• sarvisankainen
• sarvitraktori
• sarvityö
• sarvivalas
• sarvivälke
• sarviöljy
• seeprasarvihai
• tuntosarvi
• vallinsarvi
• voisarvi
• yksisarvinen

 

Related terms

• sarveisaine

See also

• torvi

Further reading

• “sarvi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

• Varis, varis, varsi

Ingrian

Lehmääl ono kaks sarvia.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarvi. Cognates include Finnish sarvi and Estonian sarv.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑrʋi/, [ˈs̠ɑrʋʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑrʋi/, [ˈʃɑrʋi]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋʲ, -ɑrʋi
• Hyphenation: sar‧vi

Noun

sarvi

1. horn, antler

Declension

Declension of sarvi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sarvi	sarvet
genitive	sarven	sarviin, sarviloin
partitive	sarvia	sarvija, sarviloja
illative	sarvee	sarvii, sarviloihe
inessive	sarvees	sarviis, sarvilois
elative	sarvest	sarvist, sarviloist
allative	sarvelle	sarville, sarviloille
adessive	sarveel	sarviil, sarviloil
ablative	sarvelt	sarvilt, sarviloilt
translative	sarveks	sarviks, sarviloiks
essive	sarvenna, sarveen	sarvinna, sarviloinna, sarviin, sarviloin
exessive1)	sarvent	sarvint, sarviloint
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

• maitosarvi
• sarvena
• sarvipää

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 507

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarvi.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑrvi/, [ˈsɑrvʲi]
• Rhymes: -ɑrvi
• Hyphenation: sar‧vi

Noun

sarvi

1. horn, antler

Inflection

Declension of sarvi (type VII/nimi, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sarvi	sarvõd
genitive	sarvõ	sarvijõ, sarvii
partitive	sarvia	sarviitõ, sarvii
illative	sarvõsõ, sarvõ	sarviisõ
inessive	sarvõz	sarviiz
elative	sarvõssõ	sarviissõ
allative	sarvõlõ	sarviilõ
adessive	sarvõllõ	sarviillõ
ablative	sarvõltõ	sarviiltõ
translative	sarvõssi	sarviissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “sarvi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn