See also: Tarvas

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *tarvas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *taurás, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.

Noun

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tarvas (genitive tarva, partitive tarvast)

  1. aurochs
  2. (possibly) European bison, wisent

Declension

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Declension of tarvas (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative tarvas tarvad
accusative nom.
gen. tarva
genitive tarvaste
partitive tarvast tarvaid
illative tarvasse tarvastesse
tarvaisse
inessive tarvas tarvastes
tarvais
elative tarvast tarvastest
tarvaist
allative tarvale tarvastele
tarvaile
adessive tarval tarvastel
tarvail
ablative tarvalt tarvastelt
tarvailt
translative tarvaks tarvasteks
tarvaiks
terminative tarvani tarvasteni
essive tarvana tarvastena
abessive tarvata tarvasteta
comitative tarvaga tarvastega

Synonyms

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *tarvas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *taurás, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros. Doublet of Taurus, teuras, and torvi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑrʋɑs/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝rʋɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑs
  • Hyphenation(key): tar‧vas

Noun

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tarvas

  1. (obsolete) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. aurochs
    2. cattle, bull
    3. elk, moose
    4. reindeer, caribou
  2. (archaic, poetic) any animal with horns or antlers

Declension

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Inflection of tarvas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative tarvas tarvaat
genitive tarvaan tarvaiden
tarvaitten
partitive tarvasta tarvaita
illative tarvaaseen tarvaisiin
singular plural
nominative tarvas tarvaat
accusative nom. tarvas tarvaat
gen. tarvaan
genitive tarvaan tarvaiden
tarvaitten
tarvasten rare
partitive tarvasta tarvaita
inessive tarvaassa tarvaissa
elative tarvaasta tarvaista
illative tarvaaseen tarvaisiin
tarvaihin rare
adessive tarvaalla tarvailla
ablative tarvaalta tarvailta
allative tarvaalle tarvaille
essive tarvaana tarvaina
translative tarvaaksi tarvaiksi
abessive tarvaatta tarvaitta
instructive tarvain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tarvas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tarvaani tarvaani
accusative nom. tarvaani tarvaani
gen. tarvaani
genitive tarvaani tarvaideni
tarvaitteni
tarvasteni rare
partitive tarvastani tarvaitani
inessive tarvaassani tarvaissani
elative tarvaastani tarvaistani
illative tarvaaseeni tarvaisiini
tarvaihini rare
adessive tarvaallani tarvaillani
ablative tarvaaltani tarvailtani
allative tarvaalleni tarvailleni
essive tarvaanani tarvainani
translative tarvaakseni tarvaikseni
abessive tarvaattani tarvaittani
instructive
comitative tarvaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tarvaasi tarvaasi
accusative nom. tarvaasi tarvaasi
gen. tarvaasi
genitive tarvaasi tarvaidesi
tarvaittesi
tarvastesi rare
partitive tarvastasi tarvaitasi
inessive tarvaassasi tarvaissasi
elative tarvaastasi tarvaistasi
illative tarvaaseesi tarvaisiisi
tarvaihisi rare
adessive tarvaallasi tarvaillasi
ablative tarvaaltasi tarvailtasi
allative tarvaallesi tarvaillesi
essive tarvaanasi tarvainasi
translative tarvaaksesi tarvaiksesi
abessive tarvaattasi tarvaittasi
instructive
comitative tarvainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tarvaamme tarvaamme
accusative nom. tarvaamme tarvaamme
gen. tarvaamme
genitive tarvaamme tarvaidemme
tarvaittemme
tarvastemme rare
partitive tarvastamme tarvaitamme
inessive tarvaassamme tarvaissamme
elative tarvaastamme tarvaistamme
illative tarvaaseemme tarvaisiimme
tarvaihimme rare
adessive tarvaallamme tarvaillamme
ablative tarvaaltamme tarvailtamme
allative tarvaallemme tarvaillemme
essive tarvaanamme tarvainamme
translative tarvaaksemme tarvaiksemme
abessive tarvaattamme tarvaittamme
instructive
comitative tarvainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tarvaanne tarvaanne
accusative nom. tarvaanne tarvaanne
gen. tarvaanne
genitive tarvaanne tarvaidenne
tarvaittenne
tarvastenne rare
partitive tarvastanne tarvaitanne
inessive tarvaassanne tarvaissanne
elative tarvaastanne tarvaistanne
illative tarvaaseenne tarvaisiinne
tarvaihinne rare
adessive tarvaallanne tarvaillanne
ablative tarvaaltanne tarvailtanne
allative tarvaallenne tarvaillenne
essive tarvaananne tarvainanne
translative tarvaaksenne tarvaiksenne
abessive tarvaattanne tarvaittanne
instructive
comitative tarvainenne

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Swedish

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Verb

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tarvas

  1. passive infinitive of tarva
  2. present passive of tarva