sevi

See also: sevī, sévi, sèvi, and ševi

Cornish

Alternative forms

sevy

Etymology

From Old Cornish syvyen, from Proto-Celtic *subi (“strawberry”). Cognate with Breton sivi, Irish sú, Manx soo, Scottish Gaelic sùbh, and Welsh syfi.

Noun

sevi f (singulative sevien)

(collective) strawberries

Derived terms

kyfeyth sevi (“strawberry jam”)
sevia (“pick strawberries”, verb)
seviek (“strawberry field”)

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.vi/
Rhymes: -ɛvi
Hyphenation: sè‧vi

Adjective

sevi

masculine plural of sevo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse.vi/
Rhymes: -evi
Hyphenation: sé‧vi

Noun

sevi m

plural of sevo

Anagrams

sivè, sivé

Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian sevi and Lithuanian save.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsʲɛvʲi]
Hyphenation: se‧vi

Pronoun

sevi

-self

Declension

Declension of **sevi**
nominative	—
genitive	seve
dative	sev
accusative	sevi
locative	sevī

References

M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 143
Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 36

Latin

Verb

sēvī

first-person singular perfect active indicative of serō

Latvian

Pronoun

sevi (reflexive)

-self, with -self; reflexive pronoun, accusative and instrumental singular; used with all persons

Usage notes

The form savs is a possessive pronoun ('the subject's own'), while sevis is a true genitive form ('of the subject'). The dative form sevim is used only optionally, with prepositions.

Declension

Declension of *sevi*
nominative	—
genitive	sevis (savs)
dative	sev (sevim)
accusative	sevi
instrumental	sevi
locative	sevī

Related terms

savējs

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sevi n

definite plural of sev (non-standard since 2012)

Anagrams

seiv, sevi, sive, svei, svie, veis, vise