< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kavala
Proto-Finnic
Adjective
*kavala
- treacherous, cunning, sly
Inflection
Inflection of *kavala
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *kavala | *kavalat | |
accusative | *kavalan | *kavalat | |
genitive | *kavalan | *kavaladen *kavaloiden | |
partitive | *kavalata | *kavaloita | |
inessive | *kavalassa | *kavaloissa | |
elative | *kavalasta | *kavaloista | |
illative | *kavalasen | *kavaloisen | |
adessive | *kavalalla | *kavaloilla | |
ablative | *kavalalta | *kavaloilta | |
allative | *kavalalek | *kavaloilek | |
essive | *kavalana | *kavaloina | |
translative | *kavalaksi | *kavaloiksi | |
instructive | *kavalan | *kavaloin | |
comitative | *kavalanek | *kavaloinek | |
abessive | *kavalakta | *kavaloikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: kaval
- Finnish: kavala
- Ingrian: kavvaala
- Karelian: kavala
- Livonian: kovāl
- Võro: kavval'
- Votic: kavala
Further reading
- kaval in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN