holvi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from a variant of Swedish hvalf (“vault”) (compare modern Swedish valv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈholʋi/, [ˈho̞lʋi]
• Rhymes: -olʋi
• Hyphenation^(key): hol‧vi

Noun

holvi

1. vault
2. (anatomy) fornix (archlike structure)

Declension

Inflection of holvi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		holvi	holvit
genitive		holvin	holvien
partitive		holvia	holveja
illative		holviin	holveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		holvi	holvit
accusative	nom.	holvi	holvit
	gen.	holvin
genitive		holvin	holvien
partitive		holvia	holveja
inessive		holvissa	holveissa
elative		holvista	holveista
illative		holviin	holveihin
adessive		holvilla	holveilla
ablative		holvilta	holveilta
allative		holville	holveille
essive		holvina	holveina
translative		holviksi	holveiksi
abessive		holvitta	holveitta
instructive		—	holvein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of holvi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative holvini holvini accusative nom. holvini holvini gen. holvini genitive holvini holvieni partitive holviani holvejani inessive holvissani holveissani elative holvistani holveistani illative holviini holveihini adessive holvillani holveillani ablative holviltani holveiltani allative holvilleni holveilleni essive holvinani holveinani translative holvikseni holveikseni abessive holvittani holveittani instructive — — comitative — holveineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative holvisi holvisi accusative nom. holvisi holvisi gen. holvisi genitive holvisi holviesi partitive holviasi holvejasi inessive holvissasi holveissasi elative holvistasi holveistasi illative holviisi holveihisi adessive holvillasi holveillasi ablative holviltasi holveiltasi allative holvillesi holveillesi essive holvinasi holveinasi translative holviksesi holveiksesi abessive holvittasi holveittasi instructive — — comitative — holveinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative holvimme holvimme accusative nom. holvimme holvimme gen. holvimme genitive holvimme holviemme partitive holviamme holvejamme inessive holvissamme holveissamme elative holvistamme holveistamme illative holviimme holveihimme adessive holvillamme holveillamme ablative holviltamme holveiltamme allative holvillemme holveillemme essive holvinamme holveinamme translative holviksemme holveiksemme abessive holvittamme holveittamme instructive — — comitative — holveinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative holvinne holvinne accusative nom. holvinne holvinne gen. holvinne genitive holvinne holvienne partitive holvianne holvejanne inessive holvissanne holveissanne elative holvistanne holveistanne illative holviinne holveihinne adessive holvillanne holveillanne ablative holviltanne holveiltanne allative holvillenne holveillenne essive holvinanne holveinanne translative holviksenne holveiksenne abessive holvittanne holveittanne instructive — — comitative — holveinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative holvinsa holvinsa accusative nom. holvinsa holvinsa gen. holvinsa genitive holvinsa holviensa partitive holviaan holviansa holvejaan holvejansa inessive holvissaan holvissansa holveissaan holveissansa elative holvistaan holvistansa holveistaan holveistansa illative holviinsa holveihinsa adessive holvillaan holvillansa holveillaan holveillansa ablative holviltaan holviltansa holveiltaan holveiltansa allative holvilleen holvillensa holveilleen holveillensa essive holvinaan holvinansa holveinaan holveinansa translative holvikseen holviksensa holveikseen holveiksensa abessive holvittaan holvittansa holveittaan holveittansa instructive — — comitative — holveineen holveinensa

Synonyms

• (fornix): fornix (medical parlance)

Derived terms

• holvata
• holvimainen
• holvisto
• holvittaa

compounds

• betoniholvi
• hautaholvi
• holvihauta
• holvikaari
• holvikaarinen
• holvikatto
• holvikattoinen
• holvikäytävä
• holvimaalaus
• holvirakenne
• holvisilta
• jalkaholvi
• kaariholvi
• kassaholvi
• kellariholvi
• kupuholvi
• luostariholvi
• pankkiholvi
• peiliholvi
• porttiholvi
• rengasholvi
• ristiholvi
• ruodeholvi
• siemenholvi
• tiiliholvi
• tynnyriholvi
• tähtiholvi
• uurnaholvi
• valeholvi
• viuhkaholvi

Related terms

• holvata
• holvaus

Further reading

• “holvi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Vilho, vihlo