Estonian

Proper noun

Liivi

1. Livonia
2. A female given name shortened from Olivia, also associated with the place name.

Synonyms

• (Livonia): Liivimaa

Estonian

Noun

liivi ‎(genitive liivi, partitive liivit)

1. Livonian (language)
2. (in the genitive) Livonian (attributive)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (language): liivi keel

Derived terms

• liivi keel
• Liivimaa
• liivlane

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Swedish liv.

Noun

liivi

1. A vest, waistcoat (sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit).
2. A vest (protective sleeveless garment worn over outer clothing).
3. In plural (liivit); bra (short of rintaliivit). The plural is sometimes used as short of any type of vest.

Declension

Synonyms

• (bra): rintaliivit

Compounds

In addition to the words listed below, the modifier may also specify the material used for the vest, e.g. nahkaliivi.

Etymology 2

Noun

liivi

1. The Livonian language.

Declension

Synonyms

• liivin kieli

Derived terms

• liivinkielinen

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.

Anagrams

• viili