avi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "avi"

Translingual

Symbol

avi

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Avikam.

English

Alternative forms

avvie, avvy

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa

Sanskrit अव (ava)

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-

Sanskrit तॄ (tṝ)

Sanskrit तार (tāra)

Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra)der.

English avatar

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English -ie

English avi

From avatar + -ie.

Noun

avi (plural avis)

(Internet slang) Synonym of avatar.

Anagrams

A-IV, AIV, IVA, Iva, Vai, Via, vai, via, viâ

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin avius, masculinized from Latin avia (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [ˈa.βi]
IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈa.vi]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)

Noun

avi m (plural avis, feminine àvia, feminine plural àvies)

grandfather
Synonyms: (childish) iaio, (regional) padrí
(in the plural) grandparents
ancestor, forefather
Synonyms: avantpassat, ascendent
(colloquial) elderly man

Related terms

àvia
avial

Cornish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

avi m (uncountable)

enmity, envy, jealousy, malice

Derived terms

avius (“envious”)
perthi avi orth (“to be jealous of, bear malice against, envy”)

Etymology 2

From Old Cornish aui, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Breton avu, Irish ae, Manx aane, Scottish Gaelic adha, and Welsh afu.

Noun

avi m (plural aviow)

liver

Derived terms

fagel avi f (“hepatitis”)

References

“avi” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse afi, from Proto-Germanic *abô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːvɪ/
Homophone: ævi

Noun

avi m (genitive singular ava, plural avar)

(poetic) grandfather

Declension

m1	singular		plural
m1	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	avi	avin	avar	avarnir
accusative	ava	avan	avar	avarnar
dative	ava	avanum	avum	avunum
genitive	ava	avans	ava	avanna

Finnish

Etymology

Abbreviated from aluehallintovirasto (“regional state administrative agency”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋi/, [ˈɑ̝ʋi]
Rhymes: -ɑʋi
Syllabification^(key): a‧vi
Hyphenation^(key): avi

Noun

avi

regional state administrative agency; see aluehallintovirasto

Declension

Inflection of avi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		avi	avit
genitive		avin	avien
partitive		avia	aveja
illative		aviin	aveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		avi	avit
accusative	nom.	avi	avit
accusative	gen.	avin	avit
genitive		avin	avien
partitive		avia	aveja
inessive		avissa	aveissa
elative		avista	aveista
illative		aviin	aveihin
adessive		avilla	aveilla
ablative		avilta	aveilta
allative		aville	aveille
essive		avina	aveina
translative		aviksi	aveiksi
abessive		avitta	aveitta
instructive		—	avein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of avi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		avini	avini
accusative	nom.	avini	avini
accusative	gen.	avini	avini
genitive		avini	avieni
partitive		aviani	avejani
inessive		avissani	aveissani
elative		avistani	aveistani
illative		aviini	aveihini
adessive		avillani	aveillani
ablative		aviltani	aveiltani
allative		avilleni	aveilleni
essive		avinani	aveinani
translative		avikseni	aveikseni
abessive		avittani	aveittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	aveineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		avisi	avisi
accusative	nom.	avisi	avisi
accusative	gen.	avisi	avisi
genitive		avisi	aviesi
partitive		aviasi	avejasi
inessive		avissasi	aveissasi
elative		avistasi	aveistasi
illative		aviisi	aveihisi
adessive		avillasi	aveillasi
ablative		aviltasi	aveiltasi
allative		avillesi	aveillesi
essive		avinasi	aveinasi
translative		aviksesi	aveiksesi
abessive		avittasi	aveittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	aveinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		avimme	avimme
accusative	nom.	avimme	avimme
accusative	gen.	avimme	avimme
genitive		avimme	aviemme
partitive		aviamme	avejamme
inessive		avissamme	aveissamme
elative		avistamme	aveistamme
illative		aviimme	aveihimme
adessive		avillamme	aveillamme
ablative		aviltamme	aveiltamme
allative		avillemme	aveillemme
essive		avinamme	aveinamme
translative		aviksemme	aveiksemme
abessive		avittamme	aveittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	aveinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		avinne	avinne
accusative	nom.	avinne	avinne
accusative	gen.	avinne	avinne
genitive		avinne	avienne
partitive		avianne	avejanne
inessive		avissanne	aveissanne
elative		avistanne	aveistanne
illative		aviinne	aveihinne
adessive		avillanne	aveillanne
ablative		aviltanne	aveiltanne
allative		avillenne	aveillenne
essive		avinanne	aveinanne
translative		aviksenne	aveiksenne
abessive		avittanne	aveittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	aveinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		avinsa	avinsa
accusative	nom.	avinsa	avinsa
accusative	gen.	avinsa	avinsa
genitive		avinsa	aviensa
partitive		aviaan aviansa	avejaan avejansa
inessive		avissaan avissansa	aveissaan aveissansa
elative		avistaan avistansa	aveistaan aveistansa
illative		aviinsa	aveihinsa
adessive		avillaan avillansa	aveillaan aveillansa
ablative		aviltaan aviltansa	aveiltaan aveiltansa
allative		avilleen avillensa	aveilleen aveillensa
essive		avinaan avinansa	aveinaan aveinansa
translative		avikseen aviksensa	aveikseen aveiksensa
abessive		avittaan avittansa	aveittaan aveittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	aveineen aveinensa

Synonyms

Anagrams

iva, vai, via

Hote

Noun

avi

woman

Ido

Noun

avi

plural of avo

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi/
Rhymes: -avi
Hyphenation: à‧vi

Noun

avi m

plural of avo

Anagrams

-iva, IVA, Iva, vai, via

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

ave (Barlavento)

Etymology

Derived from Portuguese ave.

Noun

avi

(Sotavento) bird

References

Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary (overall work in English), Mili Mila, →ISBN
Veiga, Manuel (2012), Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.wiː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.vi]

Noun

avī

inflection of avus:
1. nominative/vocative plural
2. genitive singular
dative/ablative singular of avis

Latvian

Noun

avi f

accusative/instrumental singular of avs

Laz

Noun

avi

Latin spelling of ავი (avi)

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian ape, from Latin apis.

Noun

avi f

bee

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaviː/

Noun

avi

accusative/genitive singular of avvi

Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *aviolus, ultimately from Latin avus.

Noun

avi m (plural avis, feminine àvia, feminine plural àvias)

grandfather; grandparent
Synonym: aujòl

Primitive Irish

Romanization

avi

romanization of ᚐᚃᚔ

Swedish

Etymology

From French avis, from Latin ad + videre (“see”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaˌviː/

Noun

avi c

A slip or notification that something can be collected.
1. clipping of värdeavi (“value slip”)
2. clipping of postavi (“postal notification”)
  - 2018 July 12, Johanna Allhorn, “Nu låter PostNord vem som helst hämta ut ditt paket [Now PostNord lets anyone pick up your package]”, in Ehandel:
    PostNord har nämligen lanserat en ny tjänst, som går ut på att mottagaren av paketet kan identifiera sig med hjälp av BankID. När det är gjort får mottagaren en digital avi som hon eller han kan skicka till någon annan, som sedan kan hämta ut paketet genom att endast visa upp avin.
    PostNord has launched a new service, which means that the recipient of the package can identify himself using BankID. When that's done, the recipient gets a digital postal slip that she or he can send to someone else, who can then pick up the package by just showing the postal slip.
3. clipping of utbetalningsavi (“withdrawal slip”), a slip that allows a withdrawal of a certain amount from someone else's bank account
  - 2022 December 1, TT, “Ditt elstöd kan komma som kontanter [Your electricity subsidy can come in the form of cash]”, in Dagens industri:
    Alla som inte har ett konto i den bank vi upphandlar banktjänster av kommer att få en avi. […] Fast bankkontor finns inte överallt. Då får elkunderna bege sig till någon annan som kan lösa in avin. Som tobakshandlare eller spelbutiker.
    Anyone who does not have an account with the bank we procure banking services from will receive a withdrawal slip. […] But bank offices are not everywhere. Then the electricity customers have to go to someone else who can redeem the withdrawal slip. Like tobacconists or betting shops.

Declension

Declension of **avi**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	avi	avis
singular	definite	avin	avins
plural	indefinite	avier	aviers
plural	definite	avierna	aviernas

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

avisera

Anagrams

IVA, via

Translingual

Symbol

See also

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Further reading

Cornish

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Derived terms

References

Faroese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Anagrams

Hote

Noun

Further reading

Ido

Noun

Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

Anagrams

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

References

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

Latvian

Noun

Laz

Noun

Lombard

Etymology

Noun

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

Noun

Occitan

Etymology

Noun

Further reading

Primitive Irish

Romanization

Swedish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Anagrams