tavu
tavata(“to spell”) +-u.Coined by Finnish physician and philologistElias Lönnrot in 1835, originally astavuu (with-uu) ortavut (with-ut);[1][2] the formtavu is from 1847 (also by Lönnrot).[3] The computing sense is from the 20th century, perhaps because multiple bytes make up a 'word'.
tavu
| Inflection oftavu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tavu | tavut | |
| genitive | tavun | tavujen | |
| partitive | tavua | tavuja | |
| illative | tavuun | tavuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tavu | tavut | |
| accusative | nom. | tavu | tavut |
| gen. | tavun | ||
| genitive | tavun | tavujen | |
| partitive | tavua | tavuja | |
| inessive | tavussa | tavuissa | |
| elative | tavusta | tavuista | |
| illative | tavuun | tavuihin | |
| adessive | tavulla | tavuilla | |
| ablative | tavulta | tavuilta | |
| allative | tavulle | tavuille | |
| essive | tavuna | tavuina | |
| translative | tavuksi | tavuiksi | |
| abessive | tavutta | tavuitta | |
| instructive | — | tavuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
tavu
tavu
| Inflection oftavu (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | tavu | ||
| genitive sing. | tavun | ||
| partitive sing. | tavud | ||
| partitive plur. | tavuid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tavu | tavud | |
| accusative | tavun | tavud | |
| genitive | tavun | tavuiden | |
| partitive | tavud | tavuid | |
| essive-instructive | tavun | tavuin | |
| translative | tavuks | tavuikš | |
| inessive | tavus | tavuiš | |
| elative | tavuspäi | tavuišpäi | |
| illative | tavuhu | tavuihe | |
| adessive | tavul | tavuil | |
| ablative | tavulpäi | tavuilpäi | |
| allative | tavule | tavuile | |
| abessive | tavuta | tavuita | |
| comitative | tavunke | tavuidenke | |
| prolative | tavudme | tavuidme | |
| approximative I | tavunno | tavuidenno | |
| approximative II | tavunnoks | tavuidennoks | |
| egressive | tavunnopäi | tavuidennopäi | |
| terminative I | tavuhusai | tavuihesai | |
| terminative II | tavulesai | tavuilesai | |
| terminative III | tavussai | — | |
| additive I | tavuhupäi | tavuihepäi | |
| additive II | tavulepäi | tavuilepäi | |