tavu

== Estonian == === Noun === tavu partitive plural of tava == Finnish == === Etymology === tavata (“to spell”) +‎ -u. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1835; the earlier forms were tavuu (with -uu) and tavut (with -ut). The computing sense is from the 20th century, perhaps because multiple bytes make up a 'word'. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑʋu/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ʋu] Rhymes: -ɑʋu Syllabification(key): ta‧vu Hyphenation(key): ta‧vu === Noun === tavu (grammar, linguistics) syllable (computing) byte ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tavu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Tuva, avut == Latvian == === Pronoun === tavu inflection of tavs: accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine genitive plural masculine/feminine == Veps == === Etymology === Borrowed from Finnish tavu. === Noun === tavu syllable ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== avotavu saubtavu === References === Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “слог”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika