sevi

See also: sevī, sévi, sèvi, and ševi

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Cornish syvyen, from Proto-Celtic *subi (strawberry). Cognate with Breton sivi, Irish , Manx soo, Scottish Gaelic sùbh, and Welsh syfi.

Noun

sevi f (collective, singulative sevien)

  1. strawberries

Derived terms

  • kyfeyth sevi (strawberry jam)
  • sevia (pick strawberries, verb)
  • seviek (strawberry field)

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.vi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvi
  • Hyphenation: sè‧vi

Adjective

sevi

  1. masculine plural of sevo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.vi/
  • Rhymes: -evi
  • Hyphenation: sé‧vi

Noun

sevi m

  1. plural of sevo

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Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian sevi and Lithuanian save.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲɛvʲi]
  • Hyphenation: se‧vi

Pronoun

sevi

  1. -self

Declension

Declension of sevi
nominative
genitive seve
dative sev
accusative sevi
locative sevī

References

  • M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 143
  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 36

Latin

Verb

sēvī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of serō

Latvian

Pronoun

sevi (reflexive)

  1. -self, with -self; reflexive pronoun, accusative and instrumental singular; used with all persons

Usage notes

The form savs is a possessive pronoun ('the subject's own'), while sevis is a true genitive form ('of the subject'). The dative form sevim is used only optionally, with prepositions.

Declension

nominative
genitive sevis (savs)
dative sev (sevim)
accusative sevi
instrumental sevi
locative sevī
  • savējs

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sevi n

  1. definite plural of sev (non-standard since 2012)

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