kateen + korva (“ear”). The initial component is unclear; it might or might not be kade (“envious”).
kateenkorva
| Inflection of kateenkorva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kateenkorva | kateenkorvat | |
| genitive | kateenkorvan | kateenkorvien | |
| partitive | kateenkorvaa | kateenkorvia | |
| illative | kateenkorvaan | kateenkorviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kateenkorva | kateenkorvat | |
| accusative | nom. | kateenkorva | kateenkorvat |
| gen. | kateenkorvan | ||
| genitive | kateenkorvan | kateenkorvien kateenkorvain rare | |
| partitive | kateenkorvaa | kateenkorvia | |
| inessive | kateenkorvassa | kateenkorvissa | |
| elative | kateenkorvasta | kateenkorvista | |
| illative | kateenkorvaan | kateenkorviin | |
| adessive | kateenkorvalla | kateenkorvilla | |
| ablative | kateenkorvalta | kateenkorvilta | |
| allative | kateenkorvalle | kateenkorville | |
| essive | kateenkorvana | kateenkorvina | |
| translative | kateenkorvaksi | kateenkorviksi | |
| abessive | kateenkorvatta | kateenkorvitta | |
| instructive | — | kateenkorvin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||