A farm name,[1] probably kova (“hard”) + -la. Possibly ultimately from a byname with kova (“hard”) or originally as part of the toponym, in which it could be a reference to e.g. hard ground.
Kovala
| Inflection of Kovala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kovala | Kovalat | |
| genitive | Kovalan | Kovaloiden Kovaloitten | |
| partitive | Kovalaa | Kovaloita | |
| illative | Kovalaan | Kovaloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kovala | Kovalat | |
| accusative | nom. | Kovala | Kovalat |
| gen. | Kovalan | ||
| genitive | Kovalan | Kovaloiden Kovaloitten Kovalain rare | |
| partitive | Kovalaa | Kovaloita | |
| inessive | Kovalassa | Kovaloissa | |
| elative | Kovalasta | Kovaloista | |
| illative | Kovalaan | Kovaloihin | |
| adessive | Kovalalla | Kovaloilla | |
| ablative | Kovalalta | Kovaloilta | |
| allative | Kovalalle | Kovaloille | |
| essive | Kovalana | Kovaloina | |
| translative | Kovalaksi | Kovaloiksi | |
| abessive | Kovalatta | Kovaloitta | |
| instructive | — | Kovaloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||