Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sauva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawŋɜ. Cognates include Estonian sau and Northern Sami čávgŋi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯ʋɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑuʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): sau‧va
- Hyphenation(key): sau‧va
Noun
sauva
- wand, staff, stick, rod (long piece of material used for some purpose)
- Near-synonyms: keppi, tikku
- ellipsis of suksisauva or hiihtosauva (“ski pole”)
- ellipsis of sauvasolu (“rod cell”)
Declension
| Inflection of sauva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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sauva
|
sauvat
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| genitive
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sauvan
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sauvojen
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| partitive
|
sauvaa
|
sauvoja
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| illative
|
sauvaan
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sauvoihin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
sauva
|
sauvat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
sauva
|
sauvat
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| gen.
|
sauvan
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| genitive
|
sauvan
|
sauvojen
sauvain rare
|
| partitive
|
sauvaa
|
sauvoja
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| inessive
|
sauvassa
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sauvoissa
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| elative
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sauvasta
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sauvoista
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| illative
|
sauvaan
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sauvoihin
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| adessive
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sauvalla
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sauvoilla
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| ablative
|
sauvalta
|
sauvoilta
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| allative
|
sauvalle
|
sauvoille
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| essive
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sauvana
|
sauvoina
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| translative
|
sauvaksi
|
sauvoiksi
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| abessive
|
sauvatta
|
sauvoitta
|
| instructive
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—
|
sauvoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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sauvani
|
sauvani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
sauvani
|
sauvani
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| gen.
|
sauvani
|
| genitive
|
sauvani
|
sauvojeni
sauvaini rare
|
| partitive
|
sauvaani
|
sauvojani
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| inessive
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sauvassani
|
sauvoissani
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| elative
|
sauvastani
|
sauvoistani
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| illative
|
sauvaani
|
sauvoihini
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| adessive
|
sauvallani
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sauvoillani
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| ablative
|
sauvaltani
|
sauvoiltani
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| allative
|
sauvalleni
|
sauvoilleni
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| essive
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sauvanani
|
sauvoinani
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| translative
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sauvakseni
|
sauvoikseni
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| abessive
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sauvattani
|
sauvoittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sauvoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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sauvasi
|
sauvasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
sauvasi
|
sauvasi
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| gen.
|
sauvasi
|
| genitive
|
sauvasi
|
sauvojesi
sauvaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
sauvaasi
|
sauvojasi
|
| inessive
|
sauvassasi
|
sauvoissasi
|
| elative
|
sauvastasi
|
sauvoistasi
|
| illative
|
sauvaasi
|
sauvoihisi
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| adessive
|
sauvallasi
|
sauvoillasi
|
| ablative
|
sauvaltasi
|
sauvoiltasi
|
| allative
|
sauvallesi
|
sauvoillesi
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| essive
|
sauvanasi
|
sauvoinasi
|
| translative
|
sauvaksesi
|
sauvoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
sauvattasi
|
sauvoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sauvoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sauvamme
|
sauvamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sauvamme
|
sauvamme
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| gen.
|
sauvamme
|
| genitive
|
sauvamme
|
sauvojemme
sauvaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
sauvaamme
|
sauvojamme
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| inessive
|
sauvassamme
|
sauvoissamme
|
| elative
|
sauvastamme
|
sauvoistamme
|
| illative
|
sauvaamme
|
sauvoihimme
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| adessive
|
sauvallamme
|
sauvoillamme
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| ablative
|
sauvaltamme
|
sauvoiltamme
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| allative
|
sauvallemme
|
sauvoillemme
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| essive
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sauvanamme
|
sauvoinamme
|
| translative
|
sauvaksemme
|
sauvoiksemme
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| abessive
|
sauvattamme
|
sauvoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sauvoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sauvanne
|
sauvanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sauvanne
|
sauvanne
|
| gen.
|
sauvanne
|
| genitive
|
sauvanne
|
sauvojenne
sauvainne rare
|
| partitive
|
sauvaanne
|
sauvojanne
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| inessive
|
sauvassanne
|
sauvoissanne
|
| elative
|
sauvastanne
|
sauvoistanne
|
| illative
|
sauvaanne
|
sauvoihinne
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| adessive
|
sauvallanne
|
sauvoillanne
|
| ablative
|
sauvaltanne
|
sauvoiltanne
|
| allative
|
sauvallenne
|
sauvoillenne
|
| essive
|
sauvananne
|
sauvoinanne
|
| translative
|
sauvaksenne
|
sauvoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
sauvattanne
|
sauvoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sauvoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sauvansa
|
sauvansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sauvansa
|
sauvansa
|
| gen.
|
sauvansa
|
| genitive
|
sauvansa
|
sauvojensa
sauvainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
sauvaansa
|
sauvojaan
sauvojansa
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| inessive
|
sauvassaan
sauvassansa
|
sauvoissaan
sauvoissansa
|
| elative
|
sauvastaan
sauvastansa
|
sauvoistaan
sauvoistansa
|
| illative
|
sauvaansa
|
sauvoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
sauvallaan
sauvallansa
|
sauvoillaan
sauvoillansa
|
| ablative
|
sauvaltaan
sauvaltansa
|
sauvoiltaan
sauvoiltansa
|
| allative
|
sauvalleen
sauvallensa
|
sauvoilleen
sauvoillensa
|
| essive
|
sauvanaan
sauvanansa
|
sauvoinaan
sauvoinansa
|
| translative
|
sauvakseen
sauvaksensa
|
sauvoikseen
sauvoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
sauvattaan
sauvattansa
|
sauvoittaan
sauvoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sauvoineen
sauvoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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Pronunciation
Verb
sauva
- third-person singular past historic of sauver