kavio

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kapja +‎ -o (compare dialectal kapia), ultimately borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hāfaz (or earlier). Cognate to Estonian kabi, Votic kabjõ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʋio/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋio̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋio
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧vi‧o
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧vio

Noun

kavio

1. (zoology) hoof (thick keratin covering of the tip of a toe of an ungulate)
2. The hoof of an odd-toed ungulate.

Usage notes

kavio refers to the hoof of an odd-toed ungulate. The hoof of an even-toed ungulate (cloven hoof) is sorkka in Finnish.

Declension

Inflection of kavio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		kavio	kaviot
genitive		kavion	kavioiden kavioitten
partitive		kaviota	kavioita
illative		kavioon	kavioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kavio	kaviot
accusative	nom.	kavio	kaviot
	gen.	kavion
genitive		kavion	kavioiden kavioitten
partitive		kaviota	kavioita
inessive		kaviossa	kavioissa
elative		kaviosta	kavioista
illative		kavioon	kavioihin
adessive		kaviolla	kavioilla
ablative		kaviolta	kavioilta
allative		kaviolle	kavioille
essive		kaviona	kavioina
translative		kavioksi	kavioiksi
abessive		kaviotta	kavioitta
instructive		—	kavioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kavio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kavioni kavioni accusative nom. kavioni kavioni gen. kavioni genitive kavioni kavioideni kavioitteni partitive kaviotani kavioitani inessive kaviossani kavioissani elative kaviostani kavioistani illative kaviooni kavioihini adessive kaviollani kavioillani ablative kavioltani kavioiltani allative kaviolleni kavioilleni essive kavionani kavioinani translative kaviokseni kavioikseni abessive kaviottani kavioittani instructive — — comitative — kavioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaviosi kaviosi accusative nom. kaviosi kaviosi gen. kaviosi genitive kaviosi kavioidesi kavioittesi partitive kaviotasi kavioitasi inessive kaviossasi kavioissasi elative kaviostasi kavioistasi illative kavioosi kavioihisi adessive kaviollasi kavioillasi ablative kavioltasi kavioiltasi allative kaviollesi kavioillesi essive kavionasi kavioinasi translative kavioksesi kavioiksesi abessive kaviottasi kavioittasi instructive — — comitative — kavioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaviomme kaviomme accusative nom. kaviomme kaviomme gen. kaviomme genitive kaviomme kavioidemme kavioittemme partitive kaviotamme kavioitamme inessive kaviossamme kavioissamme elative kaviostamme kavioistamme illative kavioomme kavioihimme adessive kaviollamme kavioillamme ablative kavioltamme kavioiltamme allative kaviollemme kavioillemme essive kavionamme kavioinamme translative kavioksemme kavioiksemme abessive kaviottamme kavioittamme instructive — — comitative — kavioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kavionne kavionne accusative nom. kavionne kavionne gen. kavionne genitive kavionne kavioidenne kavioittenne partitive kaviotanne kavioitanne inessive kaviossanne kavioissanne elative kaviostanne kavioistanne illative kavioonne kavioihinne adessive kaviollanne kavioillanne ablative kavioltanne kavioiltanne allative kaviollenne kavioillenne essive kavionanne kavioinanne translative kavioksenne kavioiksenne abessive kaviottanne kavioittanne instructive — — comitative — kavioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kavionsa kavionsa accusative nom. kavionsa kavionsa gen. kavionsa genitive kavionsa kavioidensa kavioittensa partitive kaviotaan kaviotansa kavioitaan kavioitansa inessive kaviossaan kaviossansa kavioissaan kavioissansa elative kaviostaan kaviostansa kavioistaan kavioistansa illative kavioonsa kavioihinsa adessive kaviollaan kaviollansa kavioillaan kavioillansa ablative kavioltaan kavioltansa kavioiltaan kavioiltansa allative kaviolleen kaviollensa kavioilleen kavioillensa essive kavionaan kavionansa kavioinaan kavioinansa translative kaviokseen kavioksensa kavioikseen kavioiksensa abessive kaviottaan kaviottansa kavioittaan kavioittansa instructive — — comitative — kavioineen kavioinensa

Derived terms

• kaviollinen

compounds

• etukavio
• kavioeläin
• kaviojalkainen
• kaviokoukku
• kaviokuonoyökkö
• kaviokuume
• kavionjälki
• kaviosuoja
• kavioura
• sorkka- ja kavioeläin
• takakavio

Further reading

• “kavio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Kiova, kaivo, kovia, vaiko, vakio