salakavala

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Finnish

Etymology

From sala +‎ kavala.

Pronunciation

Adjective

salakavala (comparative salakavalampi, superlative salakavalin)

  1. insidious, treacherous

Declension

Inflection of salakavala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative salakavala salakavalat
genitive salakavalan salakavalien
partitive salakavalaa salakavalia
illative salakavalaan salakavaliin
singular plural
nominative salakavala salakavalat
accusative nom. salakavala salakavalat
gen. salakavalan
genitive salakavalan salakavalien
salakavalain rare
partitive salakavalaa salakavalia
inessive salakavalassa salakavalissa
elative salakavalasta salakavalista
illative salakavalaan salakavaliin
adessive salakavalalla salakavalilla
ablative salakavalalta salakavalilta
allative salakavalalle salakavalille
essive salakavalana salakavalina
translative salakavalaksi salakavaliksi
abessive salakavalatta salakavalitta
instructive salakavalin
comitative salakavaline
Possessive forms of salakavala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From sala (secret) +‎ kavala (cunning). Akin to Finnish salakavala.

Pronunciation

Adjective

salakavala (comparative salakavalamp)

  1. treacherous

Declension

Declension of salakavala (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative salakavala salakavalat
genitive salakavalan salakavaloin
partitive salakavalaa salakavaloja
illative salakavalaa salakavaloihe
inessive salakavalaas salakavalois
elative salakavalast salakavaloist
allative salakavalalle salakavaloille
adessive salakavalaal salakavaloil
ablative salakavalalt salakavaloilt
translative salakavalaks salakavaloiks
essive salakavalanna, salakavalaan salakavaloinna, salakavaloin
exessive1) salakavalant salakavaloint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 147