kavat
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Unknown.
Adjective edit
kavat (comparative kavatare, superlative kavatast)
Declension edit
| Inflection of kavat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kavat | kavatare | kavatast |
| Neuter singular | kavat | kavatare | kavatast |
| Plural | kavata | kavatare | kavatast |
| Masculine plural3 | kavate | kavatare | kavatast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kavate | kavatare | kavataste |
| All | kavata | kavatare | kavataste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References edit
- kavat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kavat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kavat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kavat in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Turkish edit
Alternative forms edit
- gavat (misspelling)
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish قواد (kavad, “guide; pander”), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād).
Pronunciation edit
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- Hyphenation: ka‧vat
Noun edit
kavat (definite accusative kavatı, plural kavatlar)
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kavat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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