liivi
See also: Liivi
Estonian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) It's been considered to originate from Proto-Baltic word ''*glivěti'' (“cover with slime”) or Proto-Germanic word *slīwa (slime). Has same origin as Estonian liiv and Finnish liiva.
Noun
liivi (genitive liivi, partitive liivit)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- (language): liivi keel
Derived terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
liivi
- A vest, waistcoat (sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit).
- A vest (protective sleeveless garment worn over outer clothing).
- In plural (liivit); bra (short of rintaliivit). The plural is sometimes used as short of any type of vest.
Declension
Inflection of liivi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | liivi | liivit | |
genitive | liivin | liivien | |
partitive | liiviä | liivejä | |
illative | liiviin | liiveihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | liivi | liivit | |
accusative | nom. | liivi | liivit |
gen. | liivin | ||
genitive | liivin | liivien | |
partitive | liiviä | liivejä | |
inessive | liivissä | liiveissä | |
elative | liivistä | liiveistä | |
illative | liiviin | liiveihin | |
adessive | liivillä | liiveillä | |
ablative | liiviltä | liiveiltä | |
allative | liiville | liiveille | |
essive | liivinä | liiveinä | |
translative | liiviksi | liiveiksi | |
abessive | liivittä | liiveittä | |
instructive | — | liivein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- (bra): rintaliivit
Compounds
In addition to the words listed below, the modifier may also specify the material used for the vest, e.g. nahkaliivi.
Etymology 2
Probably through Estonian liivi from Livonian līvli. See liivi for more.
Noun
liivi
- Livonian (language)
Declension
Inflection of liivi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | liivi | — | |
genitive | liivin | — | |
partitive | liiviä | — | |
illative | liiviin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | liivi | — | |
accusative | nom. | liivi | — |
gen. | liivin | ||
genitive | liivin | — | |
partitive | liiviä | — | |
inessive | liivissä | — | |
elative | liivistä | — | |
illative | liiviin | — | |
adessive | liivillä | — | |
ablative | liiviltä | — | |
allative | liiville | — | |
essive | liivinä | — | |
translative | liiviksi | — | |
abessive | liivittä | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms
- liivin kieli
Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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