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tavu
tavu
Finnish
Noun
tavu
- (grammar, linguistics) A syllable.
- (computing) A byte.
Declension
| Inflection of tavu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tavu | tavut | |
| genitive | tavun | tavujen | |
| partitive | tavua | tavuja | |
| illative | tavuun | tavuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tavu | tavut | |
| accusative | nom. | tavu | tavut |
| gen. | tavun | ||
| genitive | tavun | tavujen | |
| partitive | tavua | tavuja | |
| inessive | tavussa | tavuissa | |
| elative | tavusta | tavuista | |
| illative | tavuun | tavuihin | |
| adessive | tavulla | tavuilla | |
| ablative | tavulta | tavuilta | |
| allative | tavulle | tavuille | |
| essive | tavuna | tavuina | |
| translative | tavuksi | tavuiksi | |
| instructive | — | tavuin | |
| abessive | tavutta | tavuitta | |
| comitative | — | tavuineen | |
Derived terms
- verbs: tavuttaa
Compounds
- tavujako
- tavukirjoitus
- tavumerkki
- tavuviiva
Anagrams
Latvian
Pronoun
tavu
- accusative singular masculine form of tavs
- instrumental singular masculine form of tavs
- genitive plural masculine form of tavs
- accusative singular feminine form of tavs
- instrumental singular feminine form of tavs
- genitive plural feminine form of tavs
Veps
Etymology
Related to Finnish tavu.
Noun
tavu
Inflection
| Inflection of tavu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | tavu | ||
| genitive sing. | tavun | ||
| partitive sing. | tavud | ||
| partitive plur. | tavuid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tavu | tavud | |
| accusative | tavun | tavud | |
| genitive | tavun | tavuiden | |
| partitive | tavud | tavuid | |
| essive-instructive | tavun | tavuin | |
| translative | tavuks | tavuikš | |
| inessive | tavus | tavuiš | |
| elative | tavuspäi | tavuišpäi | |
| illative | ? | tavuihe | |
| adessive | tavul | tavuil | |
| ablative | tavulpäi | tavuilpäi | |
| allative | tavule | tavuile | |
| abessive | tavuta | tavuita | |
| comitative | tavunke | tavuidenke | |
| prolative | tavudme | tavuidme | |
| approximative I | tavunno | tavuidenno | |
| approximative II | tavunnoks | tavuidennoks | |
| egressive | tavunnopäi | tavuidennopäi | |
| terminative I | ? | tavuihesai | |
| terminative II | tavulesai | tavuilesai | |
| terminative III | tavussai | — | |
| additive I | ? | tavuihepäi | |
| additive II | tavulepäi | tavuilepäi | |
Derived terms
- avotavu
- saubtavu
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “слог”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika