kõva

See also: kova and kóva

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kova.

Adjective

kõva (genitive kõva, partitive kõva, comparative kõvem, superlative kõige kõvem)

  1. hard (not soft)
  2. strict

Inflection

Derived terms

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kova.

Adjective

kõva (genitive kõva, partitive kõvva)

  1. hard (not soft)
  2. strict
  3. harsh

Inflection

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kova.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɤvɑ/, [ˈkɤvɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɤvɑ
  • Hyphenation: kõ‧va

Adjective

kõva

  1. hard (not soft)
  2. stiff
  3. strong, sturdy
  4. harsh, strict

Inflection

Declension of kõva (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kõva kõvad
genitive kõva kõvije, kõvijõ, kõvi
partitive kõvva kõvitõ, kõvi
illative kõvva, kõvvasõ kõvije, kõvijõ, kõvisõ
inessive kõvaz kõviz
elative kõvassõ kõvissõ
allative kõvalõ kõvilõ
adessive kõvallõ kõvillõ
ablative kõvaltõ kõviltõ
translative kõvassi kõvissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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