avi

avi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Avikam.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Avikam terms

• avvie

From avatar +‎ -ie.

avi (plural avis)

1. (Internet slang, informal) An avatar displayed by a user's profile on a social networking site.

• A-IV, AIV, IVA, Iva, Vai, Via, vai, via, viâ

Inherited from Late Latin avius, masculinized from Latin avia (“grandmother”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈa.βi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈa.vi]

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avi m (plural avis, feminine àvia, feminine plural àvies)

1. grandfather

   Synonyms: (childish) iaio, (regional) padrí

2. (in the plural) grandparents
3. ancestor, forefather

   Synonyms: avantpassat, ascendent

4. (colloquial) elderly man

• àvia
• avial

• “avi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “avi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

From Old Norse afi, from Proto-Germanic *abô.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːvɪ/
• Homophone: ævi

avi m (genitive singular ava, plural avar)

1. (poetic) grandfather

• abbi

• langavi

• iva

Abbreviated from aluehallintovirasto (“regional state administrative agency”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋi/, [ˈɑ̝ʋi]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋi
• Syllabification^(key): a‧vi
• Hyphenation^(key): avi

avi

1. regional state administrative agency; see aluehallintovirasto

• aluehallintovirasto
• AVI

• iva, vai, via

avi

1. woman

• Marguerite Muzzey, Hote grammar essentials (1979)

avi

1. plural of avo

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi/
• Rhymes: -avi
• Hyphenation: à‧vi

avi m

1. plural of avo

• -iva, IVA, Iva, vai, via

• ave (Barlavento)

From Portuguese ave.

avi

1. (Sotavento) bird

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

avī

1. inflection of avus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular
2. inflection of avis:
   1. dative singular
   2. ablative singular

avi f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of avs

avi

1. Latin spelling of ავი (avi)

Akin to Italian ape, from Latin apis.

avi f

1. bee

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaviː/

avi

1. accusative/genitive singular of avvi

avi

1. romanization of ᚐᚃᚔ

From French avis, from Latin ad + videre (“see”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈaˌviː/

avi

1. A slip or notification that something can be collected.
   1. clipping of värdeavi (“value slip”)
   2. clipping of postavi (“postal notification”)
      • 2018 July 12, Johanna Allhorn, “Nu låter PostNord vem som helst hämta ut ditt paket [Now PostNord lets anyone pick up your package]”, in Ehandel:

        PostNord har nämligen lanserat en ny tjänst, som går ut på att mottagaren av paketet kan identifiera sig med hjälp av BankID. När det är gjort får mottagaren en digital avi som hon eller han kan skicka till någon annan, som sedan kan hämta ut paketet genom att endast visa upp avin.

        PostNord has launched a new service, which means that the recipient of the package can identify himself using BankID. When that's done, the recipient gets a digital postal slip that she or he can send to someone else, who can then pick up the package by just showing the postal slip.

   3. clipping of utbetalningsavi (“withdrawal slip”), a slip that allows a withdrawal of a certain amount from someone else's bank account
      • 2022 December 1, TT, “Ditt elstöd kan komma som kontanter [Your electricity subsidy can come in the form of cash]”, in Dagens industri:

        Alla som inte har ett konto i den bank vi upphandlar banktjänster av kommer att få en avi. […] Fast bankkontor finns inte överallt. Då får elkunderna bege sig till någon annan som kan lösa in avin. Som tobakshandlare eller spelbutiker.

        Anyone who does not have an account with the bank we procure banking services from will receive a withdrawal slip. […] But bank offices are not everywhere. Then the electricity customers have to go to someone else who can redeem the withdrawal slip. Like tobacconists or betting shops.

• värdeavi
• postavi
• postväxel
• utbetalningskort

• avisera

• avi in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• avi(s) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• IVA, via