karvas

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Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *karvas, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harwaz (compare Middle High German hare, German herb)[1] or (less likely) derived from Proto-Uralic *karwa. Finnic cognates include Livonian kōraz. If the word is Uralic, other cognates include Udmurt курыт (kuryt), Komi-Permyak курыт (kuryt), Komi-Zyrian курыд (kuryd), and Eastern Khanty корәг (korəg).

Adjective

karvas (comparative karvaampi, superlative karvain)

  1. bitter (having an acrid taste)
  2. (figuratively) bitter, stinging (leaving someone feeling bitter or disappointed)
    Synonym: katkera
    karvas tappioa bitter defeat
Usage notes

In the literal sense, used of "bitter" as one of the conventional primary or basic flavours. In the figurative sense, used of events or experiences, not of persons. The synonym katkera is used both of persons and events.

Declension
Inflection of karvas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative karvas karvaat
genitive karvaan karvaiden
karvaitten
partitive karvasta karvaita
illative karvaaseen karvaisiin
singular plural
nominative karvas karvaat
accusative nom. karvas karvaat
gen. karvaan
genitive karvaan karvaiden
karvaitten
karvasten rare
partitive karvasta karvaita
inessive karvaassa karvaissa
elative karvaasta karvaista
illative karvaaseen karvaisiin
karvaihin rare
adessive karvaalla karvailla
ablative karvaalta karvailta
allative karvaalle karvaille
essive karvaana karvaina
translative karvaaksi karvaiksi
abessive karvaatta karvaitta
instructive karvain
comitative karvaine
Possessive forms of karvas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karvaani karvaani
accusative nom. karvaani karvaani
gen. karvaani
genitive karvaani karvaideni
karvaitteni
karvasteni rare
partitive karvastani karvaitani
inessive karvaassani karvaissani
elative karvaastani karvaistani
illative karvaaseeni karvaisiini
karvaihini rare
adessive karvaallani karvaillani
ablative karvaaltani karvailtani
allative karvaalleni karvailleni
essive karvaanani karvainani
translative karvaakseni karvaikseni
abessive karvaattani karvaittani
instructive
comitative karvaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karvaasi karvaasi
accusative nom. karvaasi karvaasi
gen. karvaasi
genitive karvaasi karvaidesi
karvaittesi
karvastesi rare
partitive karvastasi karvaitasi
inessive karvaassasi karvaissasi
elative karvaastasi karvaistasi
illative karvaaseesi karvaisiisi
karvaihisi rare
adessive karvaallasi karvaillasi
ablative karvaaltasi karvailtasi
allative karvaallesi karvaillesi
essive karvaanasi karvainasi
translative karvaaksesi karvaiksesi
abessive karvaattasi karvaittasi
instructive
comitative karvainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karvaamme karvaamme
accusative nom. karvaamme karvaamme
gen. karvaamme
genitive karvaamme karvaidemme
karvaittemme
karvastemme rare
partitive karvastamme karvaitamme
inessive karvaassamme karvaissamme
elative karvaastamme karvaistamme
illative karvaaseemme karvaisiimme
karvaihimme rare
adessive karvaallamme karvaillamme
ablative karvaaltamme karvailtamme
allative karvaallemme karvaillemme
essive karvaanamme karvainamme
translative karvaaksemme karvaiksemme
abessive karvaattamme karvaittamme
instructive
comitative karvainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karvaanne karvaanne
accusative nom. karvaanne karvaanne
gen. karvaanne
genitive karvaanne karvaidenne
karvaittenne
karvastenne rare
partitive karvastanne karvaitanne
inessive karvaassanne karvaissanne
elative karvaastanne karvaistanne
illative karvaaseenne karvaisiinne
karvaihinne rare
adessive karvaallanne karvaillanne
ablative karvaaltanne karvailtanne
allative karvaallenne karvaillenne
essive karvaananne karvainanne
translative karvaaksenne karvaiksenne
abessive karvaattanne karvaittanne
instructive
comitative karvainenne
Derived terms
compounds

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “karvas”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Proto-Norse (compare Old Norse karfi). Alternatively and less likely from Baltic (compare Lithuanian kãrbas).

Noun

karvas

  1. a type of boat used to drag a seine
Declension
Inflection of karvas (Kotus type 41*E/vieras, p-v gradation)
nominative karvas karpaat
genitive karpaan karpaiden
karpaitten
partitive karvasta karpaita
illative karpaaseen karpaisiin
singular plural
nominative karvas karpaat
accusative nom. karvas karpaat
gen. karpaan
genitive karpaan karpaiden
karpaitten
karvasten rare
partitive karvasta karpaita
inessive karpaassa karpaissa
elative karpaasta karpaista
illative karpaaseen karpaisiin
karpaihin rare
adessive karpaalla karpailla
ablative karpaalta karpailta
allative karpaalle karpaille
essive karpaana karpaina
translative karpaaksi karpaiksi
abessive karpaatta karpaitta
instructive karpain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of karvas (Kotus type 41*E/vieras, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karpaani karpaani
accusative nom. karpaani karpaani
gen. karpaani
genitive karpaani karpaideni
karpaitteni
karvasteni rare
partitive karvastani karpaitani
inessive karpaassani karpaissani
elative karpaastani karpaistani
illative karpaaseeni karpaisiini
karpaihini rare
adessive karpaallani karpaillani
ablative karpaaltani karpailtani
allative karpaalleni karpailleni
essive karpaanani karpainani
translative karpaakseni karpaikseni
abessive karpaattani karpaittani
instructive
comitative karpaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karpaasi karpaasi
accusative nom. karpaasi karpaasi
gen. karpaasi
genitive karpaasi karpaidesi
karpaittesi
karvastesi rare
partitive karvastasi karpaitasi
inessive karpaassasi karpaissasi
elative karpaastasi karpaistasi
illative karpaaseesi karpaisiisi
karpaihisi rare
adessive karpaallasi karpaillasi
ablative karpaaltasi karpailtasi
allative karpaallesi karpaillesi
essive karpaanasi karpainasi
translative karpaaksesi karpaiksesi
abessive karpaattasi karpaittasi
instructive
comitative karpainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karpaamme karpaamme
accusative nom. karpaamme karpaamme
gen. karpaamme
genitive karpaamme karpaidemme
karpaittemme
karvastemme rare
partitive karvastamme karpaitamme
inessive karpaassamme karpaissamme
elative karpaastamme karpaistamme
illative karpaaseemme karpaisiimme
karpaihimme rare
adessive karpaallamme karpaillamme
ablative karpaaltamme karpailtamme
allative karpaallemme karpaillemme
essive karpaanamme karpainamme
translative karpaaksemme karpaiksemme
abessive karpaattamme karpaittamme
instructive
comitative karpainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karpaanne karpaanne
accusative nom. karpaanne karpaanne
gen. karpaanne
genitive karpaanne karpaidenne
karpaittenne
karvastenne rare
partitive karvastanne karpaitanne
inessive karpaassanne karpaissanne
elative karpaastanne karpaistanne
illative karpaaseenne karpaisiinne
karpaihinne rare
adessive karpaallanne karpaillanne
ablative karpaaltanne karpailtanne
allative karpaallenne karpaillenne
essive karpaananne karpainanne
translative karpaaksenne karpaiksenne
abessive karpaattanne karpaittanne
instructive
comitative karpainenne