# holvi
## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from a variant of Swedish hvalf (“vault”) (compare modern Swedish valv).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈholʋi/, [ˈho̞lʋi]
* Rhymes: -olʋi
* Hyphenation: hol‧vi

### Noun

holvi
* vault
* (anatomy) fornix (archlike structure)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of holvi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
holvini
holvini
accusative
nom.
holvini
holvini
gen.
holvini
genitive
holvini
holvieni
partitive
holviani
holvejani
inessive
holvissani
holveissani
elative
holvistani
holveistani
illative
holviini
holveihini
adessive
holvillani
holveillani
ablative
holviltani
holveiltani
allative
holvilleni
holveilleni
essive
holvinani
holveinani
translative
holvikseni
holveikseni
abessive
holvittani
holveittani
instructive
comitative
—holveineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
holvisi
holvisi
accusative
nom.
holvisi
holvisi
gen.
holvisi
genitive
holvisi
holviesi
partitive
holviasi
holvejasi
inessive
holvissasi
holveissasi
elative
holvistasi
holveistasi
illative
holviisi
holveihisi
adessive
holvillasi
holveillasi
ablative
holviltasi
holveiltasi
allative
holvillesi
holveillesi
essive
holvinasi
holveinasi
translative
holviksesi
holveiksesi
abessive
holvittasi
holveittasi
instructive
comitative
—holveinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
holvimme
holvimme
accusative
nom.
holvimme
holvimme
gen.
holvimme
genitive
holvimme
holviemme
partitive
holviamme
holvejamme
inessive
holvissamme
holveissamme
elative
holvistamme
holveistamme
illative
holviimme
holveihimme
adessive
holvillamme
holveillamme
ablative
holviltamme
holveiltamme
allative
holvillemme
holveillemme
essive
holvinamme
holveinamme
translative
holviksemme
holveiksemme
abessive
holvittamme
holveittamme
instructive
comitative
—holveinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
holvinne
holvinne
accusative
nom.
holvinne
holvinne
gen.
holvinne
genitive
holvinne
holvienne
partitive
holvianne
holvejanne
inessive
holvissanne
holveissanne
elative
holvistanne
holveistanne
illative
holviinne
holveihinne
adessive
holvillanne
holveillanne
ablative
holviltanne
holveiltanne
allative
holvillenne
holveillenne
essive
holvinanne
holveinanne
translative
holviksenne
holveiksenne
abessive
holvittanne
holveittanne
instructive
comitative
—holveinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
holvinsa
holvinsa
accusative
nom.
holvinsa
holvinsa
gen.
holvinsa
genitive
holvinsa
holviensa
partitive
holviaan holviansa
holvejaan holvejansa
inessive
holvissaan holvissansa
holveissaan holveissansa
elative
holvistaan holvistansa
holveistaan holveistansa
illative
holviinsa
holveihinsa
adessive
holvillaan holvillansa
holveillaan holveillansa
ablative
holviltaan holviltansa
holveiltaan holveiltansa
allative
holvilleen holvillensa
holveilleen holveillensa
essive
holvinaan holvinansa
holveinaan holveinansa
translative
holvikseen holviksensa
holveikseen holveiksensa
abessive
holvittaan holvittansa
holveittaan holveittansa
instructive
comitative
—holveineen holveinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (fornix): fornix (medical parlance)

#### Derived terms

* holvata
* holvimainen
* holvisto
* holvittaa
* betoniholvi
* hautaholvi
* holvihauta
* holvikaari
* holvikaarinen
* holvikatto
* holvikattoinen
* holvikäytävä
* holvimaalaus
* holvirakenne
* holvisilta
* jalkaholvi
* kaariholvi
* kassaholvi
* kellariholvi
* kupuholvi
* luostariholvi
* pankkiholvi
* peiliholvi
* porttiholvi
* rengasholvi
* ristiholvi
* ruodeholvi
* siemenholvi
* tiiliholvi
* tynnyriholvi
* tähtiholvi
* uurnaholvi
* valeholvi
* viuhkaholvi

#### Related terms

* holvata
* holvaus

### Further reading

* “holvi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* Vilho, vihlo