huivi
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from dialectal Swedish hviv (“women's headwear, bride's veil”) or from earlier Old Swedish hviver.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhui̯ʋi/, [ˈhui̯ʋi]
- Rhymes: -uiʋi
- Syllabification(key): hui‧vi
Noun
huivi
- headscarf (piece of cloth worn over the head)
- neckerchief, necker (type of neckwear, consisting of a rolled piece of cloth and often a woggle)
- scarf
Declension
Inflection of huivi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | huivi | huivit | |
genitive | huivin | huivien | |
partitive | huivia | huiveja | |
illative | huiviin | huiveihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | huivi | huivit | |
accusative | nom. | huivi | huivit |
gen. | huivin | ||
genitive | huivin | huivien | |
partitive | huivia | huiveja | |
inessive | huivissa | huiveissa | |
elative | huivista | huiveista | |
illative | huiviin | huiveihin | |
adessive | huivilla | huiveilla | |
ablative | huivilta | huiveilta | |
allative | huiville | huiveille | |
essive | huivina | huiveina | |
translative | huiviksi | huiveiksi | |
instructive | — | huivein | |
abessive | huivitta | huiveitta | |
comitative | — | huiveineen |
Possessive forms of huivi (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | huivini | huivimme |
2nd person | huivisi | huivinne |
3rd person | huivinsa |
Synonyms
- (neckerchief): kaulahuivi
Dialectal synonyms for huivi (“headscarf”) (map)
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Compounds
- höyhenhuivi
- kaulahuivi
- päähuivi
Anagrams
- hiivu