# avi
## Translingual
### Symbol

avi
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Avikam.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Avikam terms

## English
### Alternative forms

* avvie

### Etymology

From avatar +‎ -ie.

### Noun

avi (plural avis)
* (Internet slang, informal) An avatar displayed by a user's profile on a social networking site.

### Anagrams

* A-IV, AIV, IVA, Iva, Vai, Via, vai, via, viâ

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin avius, masculinized from Latin avia (“grandmother”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈa.βi]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈa.vi]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

avi m (plural avis, feminine àvia)
* grandfather
    Synonyms: (childish) iaio, (regional) padrí
* (in the plural) grandparents
* ancestor, forefather
    Synonyms: avantpassat, ascendent
* (colloquial) elderly man

#### Related terms

* àvia
* avial

### Further reading

* “avi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “avi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse afi, from Proto-Germanic *abô.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛaːvɪ/
* Homophone: ævi

### Noun

avi m (genitive singular ava, plural avar)
* (poetic) grandfather

#### Synonyms

* abbi

#### Derived terms

* langavi

### Anagrams

* iva

## Finnish
### Etymology

Abbreviated from aluehallintovirasto (“regional state administrative agency”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑʋi/, [ˈɑ̝ʋi]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋi
* Hyphenation: avi

### Noun

avi
* regional state administrative agency; see aluehallintovirasto

#### Declension

Possessive forms of avi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avini
avini
accusative
nom.
avini
avini
gen.
avini
genitive
avini
avieni
partitive
aviani
avejani
inessive
avissani
aveissani
elative
avistani
aveistani
illative
aviini
aveihini
adessive
avillani
aveillani
ablative
aviltani
aveiltani
allative
avilleni
aveilleni
essive
avinani
aveinani
translative
avikseni
aveikseni
abessive
avittani
aveittani
instructive
comitative
—aveineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avisi
avisi
accusative
nom.
avisi
avisi
gen.
avisi
genitive
avisi
aviesi
partitive
aviasi
avejasi
inessive
avissasi
aveissasi
elative
avistasi
aveistasi
illative
aviisi
aveihisi
adessive
avillasi
aveillasi
ablative
aviltasi
aveiltasi
allative
avillesi
aveillesi
essive
avinasi
aveinasi
translative
aviksesi
aveiksesi
abessive
avittasi
aveittasi
instructive
comitative
—aveinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avimme
avimme
accusative
nom.
avimme
avimme
gen.
avimme
genitive
avimme
aviemme
partitive
aviamme
avejamme
inessive
avissamme
aveissamme
elative
avistamme
aveistamme
illative
aviimme
aveihimme
adessive
avillamme
aveillamme
ablative
aviltamme
aveiltamme
allative
avillemme
aveillemme
essive
avinamme
aveinamme
translative
aviksemme
aveiksemme
abessive
avittamme
aveittamme
instructive
comitative
—aveinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avinne
avinne
accusative
nom.
avinne
avinne
gen.
avinne
genitive
avinne
avienne
partitive
avianne
avejanne
inessive
avissanne
aveissanne
elative
avistanne
aveistanne
illative
aviinne
aveihinne
adessive
avillanne
aveillanne
ablative
aviltanne
aveiltanne
allative
avillenne
aveillenne
essive
avinanne
aveinanne
translative
aviksenne
aveiksenne
abessive
avittanne
aveittanne
instructive
comitative
—aveinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avinsa
avinsa
accusative
nom.
avinsa
avinsa
gen.
avinsa
genitive
avinsa
aviensa
partitive
aviaan aviansa
avejaan avejansa
inessive
avissaan avissansa
aveissaan aveissansa
elative
avistaan avistansa
aveistaan aveistansa
illative
aviinsa
aveihinsa
adessive
avillaan avillansa
aveillaan aveillansa
ablative
aviltaan aviltansa
aveiltaan aveiltansa
allative
avilleen avillensa
aveilleen aveillensa
essive
avinaan avinansa
aveinaan aveinansa
translative
avikseen aviksensa
aveikseen aveiksensa
abessive
avittaan avittansa
aveittaan aveittansa
instructive
comitative
—aveineen aveinensa :

#### Synonyms

* aluehallintovirasto
* AVI

### Anagrams

* iva, vai, via

## Hote
### Noun

avi
* woman

### Further reading

* Marguerite Muzzey, Hote grammar essentials (1979)

## Ido
### Noun

avi
* plural of avo

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.vi/
* Rhymes: -avi
* Hyphenation: à‧vi

### Noun

avi m
* plural of avo

### Anagrams

* -iva, IVA, Iva, vai, via

## Kabuverdianu
### Alternative forms

* ave (Barlavento)

### Etymology

From Portuguese ave.

### Noun

avi
* (Sotavento) bird

### References

* Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
* Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

## Latin
### Noun

avī
* inflection of avus:
** nominative/vocative plural
** genitive singular
* inflection of avis:
** dative singular
** ablative singular

## Latvian
### Noun

avi f
* accusative/instrumental singular of avs

## Laz
### Noun

avi
* hunting

## Lombard
### Etymology

Akin to Italian ape, from Latin apis.

### Noun

avi f
* bee

## Northern Sami
### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈaviː/

### Noun

avi
* accusative/genitive singular of avvi

## Primitive Irish
### Romanization

avi
* Romanization of ᚐᚃᚔ

## Swedish
### Etymology

From French avis, from Latin ad + videre (“see”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaˌviː/

### Noun

avi
* A slip or notification that something can be collected.
** Clipping of värdeavi (“value slip”).
** Clipping of postavi (“postal notification”).
*** 2018 July 12, Johanna Allhorn, “Nu låter PostNord vem som helst hämta ut ditt paket [Now PostNord lets anyone pick up your package]”, in Ehandel:PostNord har nämligen lanserat en ny tjänst, som går ut på att mottagaren av paketet kan identifiera sig med hjälp av BankID. När det är gjort får mottagaren en digital avi som hon eller han kan skicka till någon annan, som sedan kan hämta ut paketet genom att endast visa upp avin.PostNord has launched a new service, which means that the recipient of the package can identify himself using BankID. When that's done, the recipient gets a digital postal slip that she or he can send to someone else, who can then pick up the package by just showing the postal slip.
** Clipping of utbetalningsavi (“withdrawal slip”), a slip that allows a withdrawal of a certain amount from someone else's bank account.
*** 2022 December 1, TT, “Ditt elstöd kan komma som kontanter [Your electricity subsidy can come in the form of cash]”, in Dagens industri:Alla som inte har ett konto i den bank vi upphandlar banktjänster av kommer att få en avi. […] Fast bankkontor finns inte överallt. Då får elkunderna bege sig till någon annan som kan lösa in avin. Som tobakshandlare eller spelbutiker.Anyone who does not have an account with the bank we procure banking services from will receive a withdrawal slip. […] But bank offices are not everywhere. Then the electricity customers have to go to someone else who can redeem the withdrawal slip. Like tobacconists or betting shops.

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | avi | avis |
| singular | definite | avin | avins |
| plural | indefinite | avier | aviers |
| plural | definite | avierna | aviernas |

#### Hyponyms

* värdeavi
* postavi
* postväxel
* utbetalningskort

#### Derived terms

* bankavi
* värdeavi
* postavi
* brevavi
* SMS-avi
* e-postavi

#### Related terms

* avisera

### Further reading

* avi in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* avi(s) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

### Anagrams

* IVA, via