aivo

See also: aivô

Finnish

Noun

aivo

1. (only in compounds and idioms) nominative singular of aivot

Further reading

• “aivo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-12-01

Anagrams

• Oiva, avio, oiva, ovia

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• aiva

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aivo. Cognates include Finnish aivo and Estonian aju.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋo/, [ˈɑi̯ʋŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋo/, [ˈɑi̯ʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯ʋo
• Hyphenation: ai‧vo

Noun

aivo

1. brain

Usage notes

• The singular is usually used in anatomical contexts; in other contexts, the plural is more common.
• In anatomical contexts, unless specified, aivo usually refers specifically to pääaivo: the encephalon. However, the selkäaivo - the spinal cord - is technically also considered a type of aivo.

Declension

Declension of aivo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	aivo	aivot
genitive	aivon	aivoin, aivoloin
partitive	aivoa	aivoja, aivoloja
illative	aivoo	aivoi, aivoloihe
inessive	aivoos	aivois, aivolois
elative	aivost	aivoist, aivoloist
allative	aivolle	aivoille, aivoloille
adessive	aivool	aivoil, aivoloil
ablative	aivolt	aivoilt, aivoloilt
translative	aivoks	aivoiks, aivoloiks
essive	aivonna, aivoon	aivoinna, aivoloinna, aivoin, aivoloin
exessive1)	aivont	aivoint, aivoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• pääaivo
• selkäaivo

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 8

Votic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯voː/, [ˈɑi̯vo]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯voː
• Hyphenation: ai‧vo

Adverb

aivo

1. very, greatly

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “aivoo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat, 2nd edition, Tallinn