Kaavi

See also: kaavi

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Sami (compare Northern Sami gávva). If so, originally the name for a nearby bay.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːʋi/, [ˈkɑ̝ːʋi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːʋi
  • Syllabification(key): Kaa‧vi

Proper noun

Kaavi

  1. A municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.

Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kaavi" is Kaavilla.

Inflection of Kaavi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Kaavi
genitive Kaavin
partitive Kaavia
illative Kaaviin
singular plural
nominative Kaavi
accusative nom. Kaavi
gen. Kaavin
genitive Kaavin
partitive Kaavia
inessive Kaavissa
elative Kaavista
illative Kaaviin
adessive Kaavilla
ablative Kaavilta
allative Kaaville
essive Kaavina
translative Kaaviksi
abessive Kaavitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kaavi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaavini
accusative nom. Kaavini
gen. Kaavini
genitive Kaavini
partitive Kaaviani
inessive Kaavissani
elative Kaavistani
illative Kaaviini
adessive Kaavillani
ablative Kaaviltani
allative Kaavilleni
essive Kaavinani
translative Kaavikseni
abessive Kaavittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaavisi
accusative nom. Kaavisi
gen. Kaavisi
genitive Kaavisi
partitive Kaaviasi
inessive Kaavissasi
elative Kaavistasi
illative Kaaviisi
adessive Kaavillasi
ablative Kaaviltasi
allative Kaavillesi
essive Kaavinasi
translative Kaaviksesi
abessive Kaavittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaavimme
accusative nom. Kaavimme
gen. Kaavimme
genitive Kaavimme
partitive Kaaviamme
inessive Kaavissamme
elative Kaavistamme
illative Kaaviimme
adessive Kaavillamme
ablative Kaaviltamme
allative Kaavillemme
essive Kaavinamme
translative Kaaviksemme
abessive Kaavittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaavinne
accusative nom. Kaavinne
gen. Kaavinne
genitive Kaavinne
partitive Kaavianne
inessive Kaavissanne
elative Kaavistanne
illative Kaaviinne
adessive Kaavillanne
ablative Kaaviltanne
allative Kaavillenne
essive Kaavinanne
translative Kaaviksenne
abessive Kaavittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaavinsa
accusative nom. Kaavinsa
gen. Kaavinsa
genitive Kaavinsa
partitive Kaaviaan
Kaaviansa
inessive Kaavissaan
Kaavissansa
elative Kaavistaan
Kaavistansa
illative Kaaviinsa
adessive Kaavillaan
Kaavillansa
ablative Kaaviltaan
Kaaviltansa
allative Kaavilleen
Kaavillensa
essive Kaavinaan
Kaavinansa
translative Kaavikseen
Kaaviksensa
abessive Kaavittaan
Kaavittansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

References

  1. Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

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