aivot

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aivo, from Proto-Uralic *ajŋe. Cognates include Estonian aju (brain, mind), Moksha уй (uj, brain) and Hungarian agy (brain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑi̯ʋo̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiʋot
  • Syllabification(key): ai‧vot

Noun

aivot pl

  1. (anatomy) brain (organ)
    aivoverenvuotocerebral hemorrhage
    aivokasvainbrain tumor
  2. brains, grey matter (ability to think)

Usage notes

  • The singular number is used in modern standard Finnish only in compound terms (like in the examples above) and in some colloquial or slang expressions, notably in ottaa aivoon (to piss off, to be pissed off).

Declension

Inflection of aivot (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative aivot
genitive aivojen
partitive aivoja
illative aivoihin
singular plural
nominative aivot
accusative nom. aivot
gen.
genitive aivojen
partitive aivoja
inessive aivoissa
elative aivoista
illative aivoihin
adessive aivoilla
ablative aivoilta
allative aivoille
essive aivoina
translative aivoiksi
instructive aivoin
abessive aivoitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of aivot (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aivoni
accusative nom. aivoni
gen.
genitive aivojeni
partitive aivojani
inessive aivoissani
elative aivoistani
illative aivoihini
adessive aivoillani
ablative aivoiltani
allative aivoilleni
essive aivoinani
translative aivoikseni
instructive
abessive aivoittani
comitative aivoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aivosi
accusative nom. aivosi
gen.
genitive aivojesi
partitive aivojasi
inessive aivoissasi
elative aivoistasi
illative aivoihisi
adessive aivoillasi
ablative aivoiltasi
allative aivoillesi
essive aivoinasi
translative aivoiksesi
instructive
abessive aivoittasi
comitative aivoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative aivomme
accusative nom. aivomme
gen.
genitive aivojemme
partitive aivojamme
inessive aivoissamme
elative aivoistamme
illative aivoihimme
adessive aivoillamme
ablative aivoiltamme
allative aivoillemme
essive aivoinamme
translative aivoiksemme
instructive
abessive aivoittamme
comitative aivoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative aivonne
accusative nom. aivonne
gen.
genitive aivojenne
partitive aivojanne
inessive aivoissanne
elative aivoistanne
illative aivoihinne
adessive aivoillanne
ablative aivoiltanne
allative aivoillenne
essive aivoinanne
translative aivoiksenne
instructive
abessive aivoittanne
comitative aivoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative aivonsa
accusative nom. aivonsa
gen.
genitive aivojensa
partitive aivojaan
aivojansa
inessive aivoissaan
aivoissansa
elative aivoistaan
aivoistansa
illative aivoihinsa
adessive aivoillaan
aivoillansa
ablative aivoiltaan
aivoiltansa
allative aivoilleen
aivoillensa
essive aivoinaan
aivoinansa
translative aivoikseen
aivoiksensa
instructive
abessive aivoittaan
aivoittansa
comitative aivoineen
aivoinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams

Ingrian

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑi̯ʋŏ̞d]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑi̯ʋo̞d̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯ʋot
  • Hyphenation: ai‧vot

Noun

aivot

  1. nominative plural of aivo: brains

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 8

Karelian

Noun

aivot

  1. brains
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