lovi

See also: loví, lóvi, lõvi, and лови

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lovi (compare Ingrian lovi and dialectal Estonian lõvi (“cleft”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈloʋi/, [ˈlo̞ʋi]
  • Rhymes: -oʋi
  • Syllabification(key): lo‧vi

Noun

lovi

  1. notch, cleft (V-shaped cut)
  2. notch (V-shaped cut used for keeping a record)
  3. mortise (hole for a tenon)
  4. (figuratively) hole (that which is missing something, especially after it has been taken out)
    lovi budjetissa ― hole in a budget
  5. (Finnic mythology) A supernatural place, in some interpretations located between the real world and underworld. Persons, usually shamans, visiting lovi appear to be in a state of trance.

Declension
Inflection of lovi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative lovi lovet
genitive loven lovien
partitive lovea lovia
illative loveen loviin
singular plural
nominative lovi lovet
accusative nom. lovi lovet
gen. loven
genitive loven lovien
partitive lovea lovia
inessive lovessa lovissa
elative lovesta lovista
illative loveen loviin
adessive lovella lovilla
ablative lovelta lovilta
allative lovelle loville
essive lovena lovina
translative loveksi loviksi
instructive — lovin
abessive lovetta lovitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lovi (type ovi)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative loveni loveni
accusative nom. loveni loveni
gen. loveni
genitive loveni lovieni
partitive loveani loviani
inessive lovessani lovissani
elative lovestani lovistani
illative loveeni loviini
adessive lovellani lovillani
ablative loveltani loviltani
allative lovelleni lovilleni
essive lovenani lovinani
translative lovekseni lovikseni
instructive — —
abessive lovettani lovittani
comitative — lovineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lovesi lovesi
accusative nom. lovesi lovesi
gen. lovesi
genitive lovesi loviesi
partitive loveasi loviasi
inessive lovessasi lovissasi
elative lovestasi lovistasi
illative loveesi loviisi
adessive lovellasi lovillasi
ablative loveltasi loviltasi
allative lovellesi lovillesi
essive lovenasi lovinasi
translative loveksesi loviksesi
instructive — —
abessive lovettasi lovittasi
comitative — lovinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lovemme lovemme
accusative nom. lovemme lovemme
gen. lovemme
genitive lovemme loviemme
partitive loveamme loviamme
inessive lovessamme lovissamme
elative lovestamme lovistamme
illative loveemme loviimme
adessive lovellamme lovillamme
ablative loveltamme loviltamme
allative lovellemme lovillemme
essive lovenamme lovinamme
translative loveksemme loviksemme
instructive — —
abessive lovettamme lovittamme
comitative — lovinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lovenne lovenne
accusative nom. lovenne lovenne
gen. lovenne
genitive lovenne lovienne
partitive loveanne lovianne
inessive lovessanne lovissanne
elative lovestanne lovistanne
illative loveenne loviinne
adessive lovellanne lovillanne
ablative loveltanne loviltanne
allative lovellenne lovillenne
essive lovenanne lovinanne
translative loveksenne loviksenne
instructive — —
abessive lovettanne lovittanne
comitative — lovinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lovensa lovensa
accusative nom. lovensa lovensa
gen. lovensa
genitive lovensa loviensa
partitive loveaan
loveansa		 loviaan
loviansa
inessive lovessaan
lovessansa		 lovissaan
lovissansa
elative lovestaan
lovestansa		 lovistaan
lovistansa
illative loveensa loviinsa
adessive lovellaan
lovellansa		 lovillaan
lovillansa
ablative loveltaan
loveltansa		 loviltaan
loviltansa
allative lovelleen
lovellensa		 lovilleen
lovillensa
essive lovenaan
lovenansa		 lovinaan
lovinansa
translative lovekseen
loveksensa		 lovikseen
loviksensa
instructive — —
abessive lovettaan
lovettansa		 lovittaan
lovittansa
comitative — lovineen
lovinensa

Derived terms

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlo.vi/
  • Rhymes: -ovi
  • Hyphenation: ló‧vi

Noun

lovi m pl

  1. plural of lovo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ловити (loviti) or from a Common or South Slavic source, from Proto-Slavic *loviti. Compare Serbo-Croatian loviti; cf. also Megleno-Romanian luves (“hunt”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

a lovi (third-person singular present lovește, past participle lovit) 4th conj.

  1. to hit; to strike

Conjugation
    conjugation of lovi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a lovi
gerund lovind
past participle lovit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present lovesc lovești lovește lovim loviți lovesc
imperfect loveam loveai lovea loveam loveați loveau
simple perfect lovii loviși lovi lovirăm lovirăți loviră
pluperfect lovisem loviseși lovise loviserăm loviserăți loviseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să lovesc să lovești să lovească să lovim să loviți să lovească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative lovește loviți
negative nu lovi nu loviți

Derived terms

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

lovi (Cyrillic spelling лови)

  1. third-person singular present of loviti
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