From Proto-Finnic *hootava. Cognates include Finnish huotava and Estonian odav.
hootava (comparative hootavamp)
| Declension of hootava (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | hootava | hootavat |
| genitive | hootavan | hootavoin |
| partitive | hootavaa | hootavoja |
| illative | hootavaa | hootavoihe |
| inessive | hootavaas | hootavois |
| elative | hootavast | hootavoist |
| allative | hootavalle | hootavoille |
| adessive | hootavaal | hootavoil |
| ablative | hootavalt | hootavoilt |
| translative | hootavaks | hootavoiks |
| essive | hootavanna, hootavaan | hootavoinna, hootavoin |
| exessive1) | hootavant | hootavoint |
| 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. | ||