Kaavi

See also: kaavi

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Sami (compare Northern Sami gávva). If so, originally the name for a nearby bay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːʋi/, [ˈkɑ̝ːʋi]
• Rhymes: -ɑːʋi
• Syllabification^(key): Kaa‧vi

Proper noun

Kaavi

1. A municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.

Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kaavi" is Kaavilla.

Inflection of Kaavi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kaavi	—
genitive		Kaavin	—
partitive		Kaavia	—
illative		Kaaviin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kaavi	—
accusative	nom.	Kaavi	—
	gen.	Kaavin
genitive		Kaavin	—
partitive		Kaavia	—
inessive		Kaavissa	—
elative		Kaavista	—
illative		Kaaviin	—
adessive		Kaavilla	—
ablative		Kaavilta	—
allative		Kaaville	—
essive		Kaavina	—
translative		Kaaviksi	—
abessive		Kaavitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kaavini — accusative nom. Kaavini — gen. Kaavini genitive Kaavini — partitive Kaaviani — inessive Kaavissani — elative Kaavistani — illative Kaaviini — adessive Kaavillani — ablative Kaaviltani — allative Kaavilleni — essive Kaavinani — translative Kaavikseni — abessive Kaavittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kaavisi — accusative nom. Kaavisi — gen. Kaavisi genitive Kaavisi — partitive Kaaviasi — inessive Kaavissasi — elative Kaavistasi — illative Kaaviisi — adessive Kaavillasi — ablative Kaaviltasi — allative Kaavillesi — essive Kaavinasi — translative Kaaviksesi — abessive Kaavittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kaavimme — accusative nom. Kaavimme — gen. Kaavimme genitive Kaavimme — partitive Kaaviamme — inessive Kaavissamme — elative Kaavistamme — illative Kaaviimme — adessive Kaavillamme — ablative Kaaviltamme — allative Kaavillemme — essive Kaavinamme — translative Kaaviksemme — abessive Kaavittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kaavinne — accusative nom. Kaavinne — gen. Kaavinne genitive Kaavinne — partitive Kaavianne — inessive Kaavissanne — elative Kaavistanne — illative Kaaviinne — adessive Kaavillanne — ablative Kaaviltanne — allative Kaavillenne — essive Kaavinanne — translative Kaaviksenne — abessive Kaavittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kaavinsa — accusative nom. Kaavinsa — gen. Kaavinsa genitive Kaavinsa — partitive Kaaviaan Kaaviansa — inessive Kaavissaan Kaavissansa — elative Kaavistaan Kaavistansa — illative Kaaviinsa — adessive Kaavillaan Kaavillansa — ablative Kaaviltaan Kaaviltansa — allative Kaavilleen Kaavillensa — essive Kaavinaan Kaavinansa — translative Kaavikseen Kaaviksensa — abessive Kaavittaan Kaavittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• kaavilainen

 

Anagrams

• kaiva, kivaa, vikaa