< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kova
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown.
Adjective
*kova
- hard (not soft)
Inflection
Inflection of *kova
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *kova | *kovat | |
accusative | *kovan | *kovat | |
genitive | *kovan | *kovaden *koveiden | |
partitive | *kovada | *koveida | |
inessive | *kovassa *kovahna | *koveissa *koveihna | |
elative | *kovasta | *koveista | |
illative | *kovahen | *koveihen | |
adessive | *kovalla | *koveilla | |
ablative | *kovalta | *koveilta | |
allative | *kovalen *kovalek | *koveilen *koveilek | |
essive | *kovana | *koveina | |
translative | *kovaksi | *koveiksi | |
instructive | *kovan | *kovein | |
comitative | *kovanek | *koveinek | |
abessive | *kovatta | *koveitta |
Descendants
- Estonian: kõva
- Finnish: kova
- Ingrian: kova
- Karelian: kova
- Livonian: kõvā
- Ludian: kova
- Veps: kova
- Võro: kõva
- Votic: kõva