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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kovera

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly analyzable as containing the suffix *-ra.

Adjective

*kovera

  1. crooked, bent, curved
    Synonym: *väärä

Inflection
Inflection of *kovera
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kovera *koverat
accusative *koveran *koverat
genitive *koveran *koveraden
*koveroiden
partitive *koverata *koveroita
inessive *koverassa
*koverahna		 *koveroissa
*koveroihna
elative *koverasta *koveroista
illative *koverasen *koveroisen
adessive *koveralla *koveroilla
ablative *koveralta *koveroilta
allative *koveralen
*koveralek		 *koveroilen
*koveroilek
essive *koverana *koveroina
translative *koveraksi *koveroiksi
instructive *koveran *koveroin
comitative *koveranek *koveroinek
abessive *koveratta *koveroitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: kõver
  • Finnish: kovera
  • Ingrian: kovera
  • Karelian: kovera
  • Livonian: kõʼurõ
  • Livvi: kover
  • Veps: kover
  • Võro: kõvvõr'
  • Votic: koverõ

Further reading
  • kõver in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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