savu

See also: savú, savû, and šavu

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

savu

  1. imperative of savi

Fijian

Noun

savu

  1. waterfall
  2. spout (for water)

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savu, from Proto-Finno-Permic *sawe [Finno-Volgaic] *sawe (smoke). Cognates include Ingrian savvu, Karelian savu, Livonian so’v, Ludian savu, Veps savu, Võro sau, Votic savvu, Northern Sami suovva, Erzya сувтамс (suvtams, to fumigate) and possibly also сув (suv, fog, curtain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑʋu/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ʋu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋu
  • Syllabification(key): sa‧vu

Noun

savu

  1. smoke
    Synonyms: (informal or dialectal) sauhu, (dialectal) suitsu
  2. (historical) a residential building with a chimney, a unit for taxation

Declension

Inflection of savu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative savu savut
genitive savun savujen
partitive savua savuja
illative savuun savuihin
singular plural
nominative savu savut
accusative nom. savu savut
gen. savun
genitive savun savujen
partitive savua savuja
inessive savussa savuissa
elative savusta savuista
illative savuun savuihin
adessive savulla savuilla
ablative savulta savuilta
allative savulle savuille
essive savuna savuina
translative savuksi savuiksi
abessive savutta savuitta
instructive savuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of savu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative savuni savuni
accusative nom. savuni savuni
gen. savuni
genitive savuni savujeni
partitive savuani savujani
inessive savussani savuissani
elative savustani savuistani
illative savuuni savuihini
adessive savullani savuillani
ablative savultani savuiltani
allative savulleni savuilleni
essive savunani savuinani
translative savukseni savuikseni
abessive savuttani savuittani
instructive
comitative savuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative savusi savusi
accusative nom. savusi savusi
gen. savusi
genitive savusi savujesi
partitive savuasi savujasi
inessive savussasi savuissasi
elative savustasi savuistasi
illative savuusi savuihisi
adessive savullasi savuillasi
ablative savultasi savuiltasi
allative savullesi savuillesi
essive savunasi savuinasi
translative savuksesi savuiksesi
abessive savuttasi savuittasi
instructive
comitative savuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative savumme savumme
accusative nom. savumme savumme
gen. savumme
genitive savumme savujemme
partitive savuamme savujamme
inessive savussamme savuissamme
elative savustamme savuistamme
illative savuumme savuihimme
adessive savullamme savuillamme
ablative savultamme savuiltamme
allative savullemme savuillemme
essive savunamme savuinamme
translative savuksemme savuiksemme
abessive savuttamme savuittamme
instructive
comitative savuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative savunne savunne
accusative nom. savunne savunne
gen. savunne
genitive savunne savujenne
partitive savuanne savujanne
inessive savussanne savuissanne
elative savustanne savuistanne
illative savuunne savuihinne
adessive savullanne savuillanne
ablative savultanne savuiltanne
allative savullenne savuillenne
essive savunanne savuinanne
translative savuksenne savuiksenne
abessive savuttanne savuittanne
instructive
comitative savuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative savunsa savunsa
accusative nom. savunsa savunsa
gen. savunsa
genitive savunsa savujensa
partitive savuaan
savuansa
savujaan
savujansa
inessive savussaan
savussansa
savuissaan
savuissansa
elative savustaan
savustansa
savuistaan
savuistansa
illative savuunsa savuihinsa
adessive savullaan
savullansa
savuillaan
savuillansa
ablative savultaan
savultansa
savuiltaan
savuiltansa
allative savulleen
savullensa
savuilleen
savuillensa
essive savunaan
savunansa
savuinaan
savuinansa
translative savukseen
savuksensa
savuikseen
savuiksensa
abessive savuttaan
savuttansa
savuittaan
savuittansa
instructive
comitative savuineen
savuinensa

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
proper nouns
verbs
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Latvian

Pronoun

savu

  1. inflection of savs:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
    2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sëvōn.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsavuː/

Noun

savu

  1. stream pool

Inflection

Odd, vv-v gradation
Nominative savu
Genitive savvona
Singular Plural
Nominative savu savvonat
Accusative savvona savvoniid
Genitive savvona savvoniid
Illative savvonii savvoniidda
Locative savvonis savvoniin
Comitative savvoniin savvoniiguin
Essive savun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person savvonan savvoneamẹ savvoneamẹt
2nd person savvonat savvoneattẹ savvoneattẹt
3rd person savvonis savvoneaskkạ savvoneasẹt

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savu, from Proto-Finno-Permic *sawe. Cognates include Finnish savu, Proto-Samic *suovë.

Noun

savu

  1. smoke

Inflection

Inflection of savu (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. savu
genitive sing. savun
partitive sing. savud
partitive plur. savuid
singular plural
nominative savu savud
accusative savun savud
genitive savun savuiden
partitive savud savuid
essive-instructive savun savuin
translative savuks savuikš
inessive savus savuiš
elative savuspäi savuišpäi
illative savuhu savuihe
adessive savul savuil
ablative savulpäi savuilpäi
allative savule savuile
abessive savuta savuita
comitative savunke savuidenke
prolative savudme savuidme
approximative I savunno savuidenno
approximative II savunnoks savuidennoks
egressive savunnopäi savuidennopäi
terminative I savuhusai savuihesai
terminative II savulesai savuilesai
terminative III savussai
additive I savuhupäi savuihepäi
additive II savulepäi savuilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “дым”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savu.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsɑvu/, [ˈsɑvu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑvu
  • Hyphenation: sa‧vu

Noun

savu

  1. smoke

Inflection

Declension of savu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative savu savud
genitive savu savujõ, savui
partitive savvua savuitõ, savui
illative savvusõ, savvu savuisõ
inessive savuz savuiz
elative savussõ savuissõ
allative savulõ savuilõ
adessive savullõ savuillõ
ablative savultõ savuiltõ
translative savussi savuissi
*) 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) “savvu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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