torvi

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *torvi (compare Estonian tõri, Karelian torvi, Veps torv), from earlier *towri, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian taure (“bugle”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *táwros. In Balto-Finnic, a metathesis *wr > *rw (> *rv) has occurred (compare järvi, karva). Doublet of Taurus, tarvas, and teuras. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtorʋi/, [ˈt̪o̞rʋi] Rhymes: -orʋi Syllabification(key): tor‧vi Hyphenation(key): tor‧vi === Noun === torvi horn (any of several musical wind instruments, especially one used to signal people or animals) (informal, loosely) horn (generally, any brass wind instrument) Synonyms: vaski, vaskisoitin anything with a tapered shape resembling a horn; a tube, pipe, cone, funnel, etc. Synonyms: putki, tuutti, suppilo huulet torvella ― with lips pursed/puckered (literally, “[with] lips in [the shape of] a tube”) horn (conical device used to direct waves) horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle) (colloquial) fool Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tyhmä ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “torvi”, 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 === rivot == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtor.vi/ Rhymes: -orvi Hyphenation: tór‧vi === Adjective === torvi masculine plural of torvo === Anagrams === trovi == Karelian == === Noun === torvi tube == Latin == === Adjective === torvī inflection of torvus: nominative/vocative masculine plural genitive masculine/neuter singular