From Proto-Finnic *karva, an old Baltic loan; derived from the same word from which e.g. Lithuanian gaũras is descended. Cognates include Veps karv, Estonian karv and Livonian kōra. Originally karva only had the meaning "color". In its current meaning it is first mentioned in a biblical text in 1621.[1]
karva
Inflection of karva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | karva | karvat | |
genitive | karvan | karvojen | |
partitive | karvaa | karvoja | |
illative | karvaan | karvoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | karva | karvat | |
accusative | nom. | karva | karvat |
gen. | karvan | ||
genitive | karvan | karvojen karvain rare | |
partitive | karvaa | karvoja | |
inessive | karvassa | karvoissa | |
elative | karvasta | karvoista | |
illative | karvaan | karvoihin | |
adessive | karvalla | karvoilla | |
ablative | karvalta | karvoilta | |
allative | karvalle | karvoille | |
essive | karvana | karvoina | |
translative | karvaksi | karvoiksi | |
abessive | karvatta | karvoitta | |
instructive | — | karvoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From Proto-Finnic *karva. Cognates include Finnish karva and Estonian karv.
karva
Declension of karva (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | karva | karvat |
genitive | karvan | karvoin |
partitive | karvaa | karvoja |
illative | karvaa | karvoi |
inessive | karvaas | karvois |
elative | karvast | karvoist |
allative | karvalle | karvoille |
adessive | karvaal | karvoil |
ablative | karvalt | karvoilt |
translative | karvaks | karvoiks |
essive | karvanna, karvaan | karvoinna, karvoin |
exessive1) | karvant | karvoint |
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. |