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aivot

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *aivo, from Proto-Uralic *ajŋe.[1] Cognates include Estonian aju (brain, mind), Moksha уй (uj, brain) and Hungarian agy (brain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/, [ˈɑ̝i̯ʋo̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiʋot
  • Hyphenation(key): ai‧vot

Noun

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aivot pl

  1. (anatomy) brain (organ)
    aivoverenvuotocerebral hemorrhage
    aivokasvainbrain tumor
  2. brains, grey matter (ability to think)

Usage notes

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  • The singular number is used in modern standard Finnish only in compound terms (like in the examples above) and in some colloquial or slang expressions, notably in ottaa aivoon (to piss off, to be pissed off).

Declension

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Inflection of aivot (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative aivot
genitive aivojen
partitive aivoja
illative aivoihin
singular plural
nominative aivot
accusative nom. aivot
gen.
genitive aivojen
partitive aivoja
inessive aivoissa
elative aivoista
illative aivoihin
adessive aivoilla
ablative aivoilta
allative aivoille
essive aivoina
translative aivoiksi
abessive aivoitta
instructive aivoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of aivot (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aivoni
accusative nom. aivoni
gen.
genitive aivojeni
partitive aivojani
inessive aivoissani
elative aivoistani
illative aivoihini
adessive aivoillani
ablative aivoiltani
allative aivoilleni
essive aivoinani
translative aivoikseni
abessive aivoittani
instructive
comitative aivoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aivosi
accusative nom. aivosi
gen.
genitive aivojesi
partitive aivojasi
inessive aivoissasi
elative aivoistasi
illative aivoihisi
adessive aivoillasi
ablative aivoiltasi
allative aivoillesi
essive aivoinasi
translative aivoiksesi
abessive aivoittasi
instructive
comitative aivoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative aivomme
accusative nom. aivomme
gen.
genitive aivojemme
partitive aivojamme
inessive aivoissamme
elative aivoistamme
illative aivoihimme
adessive aivoillamme
ablative aivoiltamme
allative aivoillemme
essive aivoinamme
translative aivoiksemme
abessive aivoittamme
instructive
comitative aivoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative aivonne
accusative nom. aivonne
gen.
genitive aivojenne
partitive aivojanne
inessive aivoissanne
elative aivoistanne
illative aivoihinne
adessive aivoillanne
ablative aivoiltanne
allative aivoillenne
essive aivoinanne
translative aivoiksenne
abessive aivoittanne
instructive
comitative aivoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative aivonsa
accusative nom. aivonsa
gen.
genitive aivojensa
partitive aivojaan
aivojansa
inessive aivoissaan
aivoissansa
elative aivoistaan
aivoistansa
illative aivoihinsa
adessive aivoillaan
aivoillansa
ablative aivoiltaan
aivoiltansa
allative aivoilleen
aivoillensa
essive aivoinaan
aivoinansa
translative aivoikseen
aivoiksensa
abessive aivoittaan
aivoittansa
instructive
comitative aivoineen
aivoinensa

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “aivo”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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aivot

  1. nominative plural of aivo: brains

References

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

Karelian

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Regional variants of aivot
North Karelian
(Viena)
aivot
South Karelian
(Tver)
aivot

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *aivot. Cognates include Finnish aivot and Veps aivod.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ʋot/
  • Hyphenation: ai‧vot

Noun

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aivot (genitive aivojen / aivoloin, partitive aivoja / aivoloida) (plural only)

  1. (North Karelian or dialectal) brains

Declension

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Karelian declension of aivot (type 1/tyttö, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative aivot
genitive aivojen
partitive aivoja
illative aivoloih
inessive aivoloissa
elative aivoloista
adessive aivoloilla
ablative aivoloilta
translative aivoloiksi
essive aivoloina
comitative aivoloineh
abessive aivoloitta
Karelian declension of aivot (type 1/tyttö, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative aivot
genitive aivoloin
partitive aivoloida
illative aivoloih
inessive aivoloissa
elative aivoloista
adessive aivoloilla
ablative aivoloilda
translative aivoloiksi
essive aivoloina
comitative aivoloinke
abessive aivoloitta
Possessive forms of aivot
1st person aivoni
2nd person aivoš
3rd person aivoh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Synonyms

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References

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  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “aivot”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “+”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja[3], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN