varvi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish varv (“turn, revolution; full circle; layer; wharf”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrʋi/, [ˈʋɑrʋi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrʋi
  • Syllabification(key): var‧vi

Noun

varvi

  1. (colloquial) revolution
    Synonym: kierros
    Hondan kone ottaa kevyesti 15.000 varvia minuutissa.
    Honda's engine makes easily 15,000 revolutions per minute.
  2. (colloquial, construction) round (complete layer of construction material)
    Synonyms: kerta, kerros, kierros
    tiilivarvi ― round of bricks
    hirsivarvi ― round of logs
  3. (colloquial, knitting) row
    Synonym: kerros
  4. (colloquial) wharf, shipyard, boatyard
    Synonym: telakka
  5. (vulgar) bonking, screwing

Declension
Inflection of varvi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative varvi varvit
genitive varvin varvien
partitive varvia varveja
illative varviin varveihin
singular plural
nominative varvi varvit
accusative nom. varvi varvit
gen. varvin
genitive varvin varvien
partitive varvia varveja
inessive varvissa varveissa
elative varvista varveista
illative varviin varveihin
adessive varvilla varveilla
ablative varvilta varveilta
allative varville varveille
essive varvina varveina
translative varviksi varveiksi
instructive — varvein
abessive varvitta varveitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of varvi (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative varvini varvini
accusative nom. varvini varvini
gen. varvini
genitive varvini varvieni
partitive varviani varvejani
inessive varvissani varveissani
elative varvistani varveistani
illative varviini varveihini
adessive varvillani varveillani
ablative varviltani varveiltani
allative varvilleni varveilleni
essive varvinani varveinani
translative varvikseni varveikseni
instructive — —
abessive varvittani varveittani
comitative — varveineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative varvisi varvisi
accusative nom. varvisi varvisi
gen. varvisi
genitive varvisi varviesi
partitive varviasi varvejasi
inessive varvissasi varveissasi
elative varvistasi varveistasi
illative varviisi varveihisi
adessive varvillasi varveillasi
ablative varviltasi varveiltasi
allative varvillesi varveillesi
essive varvinasi varveinasi
translative varviksesi varveiksesi
instructive — —
abessive varvittasi varveittasi
comitative — varveinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative varvimme varvimme
accusative nom. varvimme varvimme
gen. varvimme
genitive varvimme varviemme
partitive varviamme varvejamme
inessive varvissamme varveissamme
elative varvistamme varveistamme
illative varviimme varveihimme
adessive varvillamme varveillamme
ablative varviltamme varveiltamme
allative varvillemme varveillemme
essive varvinamme varveinamme
translative varviksemme varveiksemme
instructive — —
abessive varvittamme varveittamme
comitative — varveinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative varvinne varvinne
accusative nom. varvinne varvinne
gen. varvinne
genitive varvinne varvienne
partitive varvianne varvejanne
inessive varvissanne varveissanne
elative varvistanne varveistanne
illative varviinne varveihinne
adessive varvillanne varveillanne
ablative varviltanne varveiltanne
allative varvillenne varveillenne
essive varvinanne varveinanne
translative varviksenne varveiksenne
instructive — —
abessive varvittanne varveittanne
comitative — varveinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative varvinsa varvinsa
accusative nom. varvinsa varvinsa
gen. varvinsa
genitive varvinsa varviensa
partitive varviaan
varviansa		 varvejaan
varvejansa
inessive varvissaan
varvissansa		 varveissaan
varveissansa
elative varvistaan
varvistansa		 varveistaan
varveistansa
illative varviinsa varveihinsa
adessive varvillaan
varvillansa		 varveillaan
varveillansa
ablative varviltaan
varviltansa		 varveiltaan
varveiltansa
allative varvilleen
varvillensa		 varveilleen
varveillensa
essive varvinaan
varvinansa		 varveinaan
varveinansa
translative varvikseen
varviksensa		 varveikseen
varveiksensa
instructive — —
abessive varvittaan
varvittansa		 varveittaan
varveittansa
comitative — varveineen
varveinensa

Anagrams

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Noun

varvi

  1. plural of varva
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