parvi

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrʋi/, [ˈpɑrʋi]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *parwɜ or *parɜ-wɜ. Cognates include Estonian parv (“flock, group”), Ingrian parvi (“flock, group”), Veps parveh (“flock”) and Khanty пөр (pôr, “flock, group”).

Noun

parvi

1. group of animals
   1. flock (group of birds)
   2. muster (group of peafowl)
   3. kettle (group of flying hawks)
   4. swarm (group of insects)
   5. school (group of fish or marine mammals such as dolphins or whales)
   6. pod (group of marine mammals)
   7. gam (group of whales)
   8. cast (group of crabs)
2. group, cluster
3. (astronomy) cluster

Declension

Inflection of parvi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative		parvi	parvet
genitive		parven	parvien
partitive		parvea	parvia
illative		parveen	parviin
		singular	plural
nominative		parvi	parvet
accusative	nom.	parvi	parvet
	gen.	parven
genitive		parven	parvien
partitive		parvea	parvia
inessive		parvessa	parvissa
elative		parvesta	parvista
illative		parveen	parviin
adessive		parvella	parvilla
ablative		parvelta	parvilta
allative		parvelle	parville
essive		parvena	parvina
translative		parveksi	parviksi
instructive		—	parvin
abessive		parvetta	parvitta
comitative		—	parvineen

Possessive forms of parvi (type ovi)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	parveni	parvemme
2nd person	parvesi	parvenne
3rd person	parvensa

Synonyms

• (group, cluster): joukko

Derived terms

• parveutua

See also

• lauma
• tokka

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *parvi, possibly related to Etymology 1, perhaps originally in the sense "group of logs joined together", or from a separate Proto-Uralic root. Cognates include Estonian parv (“raft”), Ingrian parvi (“shelf, balcony”), Khanty пөр (pôr, “raft”) and Tundra Nenets [script needed] (pārī).

Noun

parvi

1. balcony, loft, gallery

Declension

Inflection of parvi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative		parvi	parvet
genitive		parven	parvien
partitive		parvea	parvia
illative		parveen	parviin
		singular	plural
nominative		parvi	parvet
accusative	nom.	parvi	parvet
	gen.	parven
genitive		parven	parvien
partitive		parvea	parvia
inessive		parvessa	parvissa
elative		parvesta	parvista
illative		parveen	parviin
adessive		parvella	parvilla
ablative		parvelta	parvilta
allative		parvelle	parville
essive		parvena	parvina
translative		parveksi	parviksi
instructive		—	parvin
abessive		parvetta	parvitta
comitative		—	parvineen

Possessive forms of parvi (type ovi)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	parveni	parvemme
2nd person	parvesi	parvenne
3rd person	parvensa

Synonyms

• lehteri, parveke

Derived terms

• parveke

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Ingrian

Noun

parvi

1. flock

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Italian

Verb

parvi

1. first-person singular past historic of parere

Anagrams

• pravi, priva

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Karelian

Noun

parvi

1. flock

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Latin

Adjective

parvī

1. genitive masculine singular of parvus
2. nominative masculine plural of parvus
3. vocative masculine plural of parvus
4. genitive neuter singular of parvus