kovvuus

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From kova (hard) +‎ -uus. Akin to Finnish kovuus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kovvuus (uncountable)

  1. hardness
  2. strictness

Declension

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Declension of kovvuus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kovvuus
genitive kovvuuen
partitive kovvuutta
illative kovvuuee
inessive kovvuuees
elative kovvuuest
allative kovvuuelle
adessive kovvuueel
ablative kovvuuelt
translative kovvuueks
essive kovvuuenna, kovvuueen
exessive1) kovvuuent
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.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 201