kovast

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Ingrian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From kova (hard) +‎ -st. Akin to Finnish kovasti

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

kovast (comparative kovemmast)

  1. very
    • 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri[1], volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 12:
      No siin oli käppiä paikka kovast.
      But there was a very beautiful place.
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kovast

  1. elative singular of kova

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 200