From kova (“hard”) + -uus. Akin to Finnish kovuus.
kovvuus (uncountable)
| Declension of kovvuus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kovvuus | — |
| genitive | kovvuuen | — |
| partitive | kovvuutta | — |
| illative | kovvuuee | — |
| inessive | kovvuuees | — |
| elative | kovvuuest | — |
| allative | kovvuuelle | — |
| adessive | kovvuueel | — |
| ablative | kovvuuelt | — |
| translative | kovvuueks | — |
| essive | kovvuuenna, kovvuueen | — |
| exessive1) | kovvuuent | — |
| 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. | ||