Attested since at least the 19th century with an alternative form nohova and cognates in Karelian and Veps. A widespread folk etymology purports the word to be of military origin and an abbreviation of nopea, heti valmis (literally “fast, immediately ready”).
noheva (comparative nohevampi, superlative nohevin) (dialectal)
Inflection of noheva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | noheva | nohevat | |
genitive | nohevan | nohevien | |
partitive | nohevaa | nohevia | |
illative | nohevaan | noheviin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | noheva | nohevat | |
accusative | nom. | noheva | nohevat |
gen. | nohevan | ||
genitive | nohevan | nohevien nohevain rare | |
partitive | nohevaa | nohevia | |
inessive | nohevassa | nohevissa | |
elative | nohevasta | nohevista | |
illative | nohevaan | noheviin | |
adessive | nohevalla | nohevilla | |
ablative | nohevalta | nohevilta | |
allative | nohevalle | noheville | |
essive | nohevana | nohevina | |
translative | nohevaksi | noheviksi | |
abessive | nohevatta | nohevitta | |
instructive | — | nohevin | |
comitative | — | nohevine |