holvi

Finnish

Etymology

From variant of Swedish hvalf (“vault”). Compare modern Swedish valv.

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
instructive — holvein
abessive holvitta holveitta
comitative — holveineen

Synonyms
  • (fornix): fornix (medical parlance)

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