parv

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *parwɜ or *parɜ-wɜ. Cognate with Finnish parvi and Northern Khanty пөр (pør, flock, group; raft).

Noun

parv (genitive parve, partitive parve)

  1. a group of birds, fish, or insects; a flock, a swarm or a school
  2. a large unorganised group of people
  3. a large group of objects
Declension
Declension of parv (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative parv parved
accusative nom.
gen. parve
genitive parvede
partitive parve parvi
parvesid
illative parve
parvesse
parvedesse
parvisse
inessive parves parvedes
parvis
elative parvest parvedest
parvist
allative parvele parvedele
parvile
adessive parvel parvedel
parvil
ablative parvelt parvedelt
parvilt
translative parveks parvedeks
parviks
terminative parveni parvedeni
essive parvena parvedena
abessive parveta parvedeta
comitative parvega parvedega

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric [Term?]. Possibly the same root as in parv (flock). Cognates include Finnish parvi (balcony), Northern Mansi [script needed] (pōra, raft), and Northern Selkup [script needed] (pōri̮, barn, storage platform).

Noun

parv (genitive parve, partitive parve)

  1. raft
Declension
Declension of parv (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative parv parved
accusative nom.
gen. parve
genitive parvede
partitive parve parvi
parvesid
illative parve
parvesse
parvedesse
parvisse
inessive parves parvedes
parvis
elative parvest parvedest
parvist
allative parvele parvedele
parvile
adessive parvel parvedel
parvil
ablative parvelt parvedelt
parvilt
translative parveks parvedeks
parviks
terminative parveni parvedeni
essive parvena parvedena
abessive parveta parvedeta
comitative parvega parvedega

Old French

Etymology

Latin parvus.

Adjective

parv m

  1. (very rare) small

Synonyms

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (parv). The citation given here may be the only known usage.
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