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Etymology

From French table or English table, compare Fon távò, Saxwe Gbe távò

Pronunciation

Noun

távò (plural távò lɛ́ or távò lẹ́)

  1. table

Inari Sami

Noun

tavo

  1. accusative/genitive singular of taho

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the tãv-, oblique stem of tù (“you”). Identical formation to màno (“my”); see for more.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

tàvo (indeclinable)

  1. (2nd person singular possessive) your
    Mán labai̇̃ patiñka tàvo plaukai̇̃. ― I really like your hair.
    Màno výras aukštèsnis ùž tàvo. ― My husband is taller than yours.
  2. by you (used to indicate a second person singular agent in passive constructions)
    Kóks paskuti̇̀nis tàvo válgytas mai̇̃stas? ― What's the last food you ate? (literally, “What's the most recent food eaten by you?”)

Usage notes

If the subject of the sentence is second-person singular (i.e., tù), then the reflexive pronoun sàvo is used instead. For example:

Turì klausýti sàvo širdiẽs.
You have to listen to your heart.
  • tavas
  • taviškas
  • tavasis m, tavoji f
  • taviškis m, taviškis f
  • tavaip

See also

More information nominative (vardininkas), genitive (kilmininkas) ...
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