kovasi

Ingrian

Etymology

From kova (hard).

Pronunciation

  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkoʋɑsi/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧va‧si

Noun

kovasi

  1. crust (of bread)
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Noistii joka päivä viskoima[a] lavvan päälle muruja, kovasija ja jyvijä.
      They began to throw crumbs, crusts and grain onto the board every day.

Declension

Declension of kovasi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kovasi kovaset
genitive kovasen kovasiin, kovasiloin
partitive kovasia kovasija, kovasiloja
illative kovasee kovasii, kovasiloihe
inessive kovasees kovasiis, kovasilois
elative kovasest kovasist, kovasiloist
allative kovaselle kovasille, kovasiloille
adessive kovaseel kovasiil, kovasiloil
ablative kovaselt kovasilt, kovasiloilt
translative kovaseks kovasiks, kovasiloiks
essive kovasenna, kovaseen kovasinna, kovasiloinna, kovasiin, kovasiloiheen
exessive1) kovasent kovasint, kovasiloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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