parv

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *parwɜ or *parɜ-wɜ. Cognate with Finnish parvi and Khanty пөр (pôr, “flock, group; raft”).

Noun

parv (genitive parve, partitive parve)

  1. a group of birds, fish, or insects; a flock, a swarm or a school
  2. a large unorganised group of people
  3. a large group of objects

Declension
Declension of parv (type külm)
singular plural
nominative parv parved
genitive parve parvede
partitive parve parvi / parvesid
illative parve / parvesse parvedesse / parvisse
inessive parves parvedes / parvis
elative parvest parvedest / parvist
allative parvele parvedele / parvile
adessive parvel parvedel / parvil
ablative parvelt parvedelt / parvilt
translative parveks parvedeks / parviks
terminative parveni parvedeni
essive parvena parvedena
abessive parveta parvedeta
comitative parvega parvedega

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finno-Ugric [Term?]. Possibly the same root as in parv (“flock”). Cognates include Finnish parvi (“balcony”), Mansi [script needed] (pōra, “raft”), and Selkup [script needed] (pōri̮, “barn, storage platform”).

Noun

parv (genitive parve, partitive parve)

  1. raft

Declension
Declension of parv (type külm)
singular plural
nominative parv parved
genitive parve parvede
partitive parve parvi / parvesid
illative parve / parvesse parvedesse / parvisse
inessive parves parvedes / parvis
elative parvest parvedest / parvist
allative parvele parvedele / parvile
adessive parvel parvedel / parvil
ablative parvelt parvedelt / parvilt
translative parveks parvedeks / parviks
terminative parveni parvedeni
essive parvena parvedena
abessive parveta parvedeta
comitative parvega parvedega

Old French

Etymology

Latin parvus.

Adjective

parv m

  1. (very rare) small

Synonyms

References
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (parv). The citation given here may be the only known usage.
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