karva
See also: kärva
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *karva, an old Baltic loan; derived from the same word from which e.g. Lithuanian gaũras is descended. Cognates include Veps karv, Estonian karv and Livonian kōra. Originally karva only had the meaning "color". In its current meaning it is first mentioned in a biblical text in 1621.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrʋɑ/, [ˈkɑrʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): kar‧va
Noun
karva
- hair (single hair on human or animal; not used of human head hair except in technical sense)
- fur
- (idiomatic) colors, stripes
- näyttää todellinen karvansa
- to show one's true colors
- to show one's true stripes (to reveal how one really is)
- näyttää todellinen karvansa
Declension
Inflection of karva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | karva | karvat | ||
genitive | karvan | karvojen | ||
partitive | karvaa | karvoja | ||
illative | karvaan | karvoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | karva | karvat | ||
accusative | nom. | karva | karvat | |
gen. | karvan | |||
genitive | karvan | karvojen karvainrare | ||
partitive | karvaa | karvoja | ||
inessive | karvassa | karvoissa | ||
elative | karvasta | karvoista | ||
illative | karvaan | karvoihin | ||
adessive | karvalla | karvoilla | ||
ablative | karvalta | karvoilta | ||
allative | karvalle | karvoille | ||
essive | karvana | karvoina | ||
translative | karvaksi | karvoiksi | ||
instructive | — | karvoin | ||
abessive | karvatta | karvoitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms
- (fur): turkki
Derived terms
Compounds
- hiuskarva
- häpykarva
- ihokarva
- juurikarva
- kainalokarva
- karvahattu
- karvahorsma
- karvajalkahyppymyyrä
- karvajalkaliito-orava
- karvakato
- karvakaulus
- karvakehrääjä
- karvakorvamaki
- karvakuonovompatti
- karvalakki
- karvalakkilähetystö
- karvalakkipuoli
- karvalanka
- karvalankamatto
- karvalaukku
- karvalehti
- karvamerkki
- karvanaama
- karvanaamainen
- karvanjuuri
- karvankasvu
- karvanluonti
- karvanlähtö
- karvanpoisto
- karvanpoistoaine
- karvanvaihto
- karvanysty
- karvapeite
- karvapeitteinen
- karvapintainen
- karvapuoli
- karvareuhka
- karvarintainen
- karvarousku
- karvasipuli
- karvasivellin
- karvatukko
- karvatuppi
- karvaturri
- karvavyötiäinen
- kulmakarva
- niskakarva
- partakarva
- rintakarva
- viiksikarva
- villakarvamammutti
See also
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Ingrian
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Paljo erilaisia karvoja (1).

Karhuul on paljo karvaa (2).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑrʋɑ/, [ˈkɑrʋ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑrʋɑ/, [ˈkɑrʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrʋ, -ɑrʋɑ
- Hyphenation: kar‧va
Noun
karva
- colour
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. I. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Jos kovemmast veel noisemma kuumentammaa, nii pintamaan karva muuttuu mussast harmaks, tali punertavaks.
- If we start heating it up even more, then the colour of the topsoil will change from black to grey, or reddish.
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- (in the singular) fur
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. J. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65:
- Mut elokkail se tihtii ono katettu turpiaal karvaal, a inmihisel karvat ollaa hippiääs harvaa.
- But it's often covered with thick fur on animals, and on humans the hair is rarely on the skin.
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- (in the plural) body hair
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. J. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65:
- Inmihisel i monikkail elokkail hippiä ono katettu karvoil.
- The skin on a human and various animals is covered with hair.
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Declension
Declension of karva (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | karva | karvat |
genitive | karvan | karvoin |
partitive | karvaa | karvoja |
illative | karvaa | karvoi |
inessive | karvaas | karvois |
elative | karvast | karvoist |
allative | karvalle | karvoille |
adessive | karvaal | karvoil |
ablative | karvalt | karvoilt |
translative | karvaks | karvoiks |
essive | karvanna, karvaan | karvoinna, karvoin |
exessive1) | karvant | karvoint |
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. |
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 139
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