Kovala
See also: kovala
Finnish
editEtymology
editA farm name,[1] probably kova (“hard”) + -la. Possibly ultimately from a byname with kova (“hard”) or originally as part of the toponym, in which it could be a reference to e.g. hard ground.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKovala
- a Finnish surname
Declension
editInflection of Kovala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Kovala | Kovalat | |
genitive | Kovalan | Kovaloiden Kovaloitten | |
partitive | Kovalaa | Kovaloita | |
illative | Kovalaan | Kovaloihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Kovala | Kovalat | |
accusative | nom. | Kovala | Kovalat |
gen. | Kovalan | ||
genitive | Kovalan | Kovaloiden Kovaloitten Kovalain rare | |
partitive | Kovalaa | Kovaloita | |
inessive | Kovalassa | Kovaloissa | |
elative | Kovalasta | Kovaloista | |
illative | Kovalaan | Kovaloihin | |
adessive | Kovalalla | Kovaloilla | |
ablative | Kovalalta | Kovaloilta | |
allative | Kovalalle | Kovaloille | |
essive | Kovalana | Kovaloina | |
translative | Kovalaksi | Kovaloiksi | |
abessive | Kovalatta | Kovaloitta | |
instructive | — | Kovaloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- Kovala is the 4701st (tied with 24 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 155 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.