kovast
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Ingrian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From kova (“hard”) + -st. Akin to Finnish kovasti
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkoʋɑstɑ/, [ˈko̞ʋɑs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkoʋɑst/, [ˈko̞ʋɑʃt]
- Rhymes: -oʋɑst
- Hyphenation: ko‧vast
Adverb[edit]
kovast (comparative kovemmast)
- 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]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkoʋɑstɑ/, [ˈko̞ʋɑs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkoʋɑst/, [ˈko̞ʋɑʃt]
- Rhymes: -oʋɑst
- Hyphenation: ko‧vast
Adjective[edit]
kovast
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 200