kovakalvo

Finnish

Etymology

kova (“hard”) +‎ kalvo (“membrane”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoʋɑˌkɑlʋo/, [ˈko̞ʋɑ̝ˌkɑ̝lʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋo
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧va‧kal‧vo

Noun

kovakalvo

1. (anatomy) dura mater
2. (anatomy) sclera

Declension

Inflection of kovakalvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kovakalvo	kovakalvot
genitive		kovakalvon	kovakalvojen
partitive		kovakalvoa	kovakalvoja
illative		kovakalvoon	kovakalvoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kovakalvo	kovakalvot
accusative	nom.	kovakalvo	kovakalvot
	gen.	kovakalvon
genitive		kovakalvon	kovakalvojen
partitive		kovakalvoa	kovakalvoja
inessive		kovakalvossa	kovakalvoissa
elative		kovakalvosta	kovakalvoista
illative		kovakalvoon	kovakalvoihin
adessive		kovakalvolla	kovakalvoilla
ablative		kovakalvolta	kovakalvoilta
allative		kovakalvolle	kovakalvoille
essive		kovakalvona	kovakalvoina
translative		kovakalvoksi	kovakalvoiksi
abessive		kovakalvotta	kovakalvoitta
instructive		—	kovakalvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kovakalvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kovakalvoni kovakalvoni accusative nom. kovakalvoni kovakalvoni gen. kovakalvoni genitive kovakalvoni kovakalvojeni partitive kovakalvoani kovakalvojani inessive kovakalvossani kovakalvoissani elative kovakalvostani kovakalvoistani illative kovakalvooni kovakalvoihini adessive kovakalvollani kovakalvoillani ablative kovakalvoltani kovakalvoiltani allative kovakalvolleni kovakalvoilleni essive kovakalvonani kovakalvoinani translative kovakalvokseni kovakalvoikseni abessive kovakalvottani kovakalvoittani instructive — — comitative — kovakalvoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kovakalvosi kovakalvosi accusative nom. kovakalvosi kovakalvosi gen. kovakalvosi genitive kovakalvosi kovakalvojesi partitive kovakalvoasi kovakalvojasi inessive kovakalvossasi kovakalvoissasi elative kovakalvostasi kovakalvoistasi illative kovakalvoosi kovakalvoihisi adessive kovakalvollasi kovakalvoillasi ablative kovakalvoltasi kovakalvoiltasi allative kovakalvollesi kovakalvoillesi essive kovakalvonasi kovakalvoinasi translative kovakalvoksesi kovakalvoiksesi abessive kovakalvottasi kovakalvoittasi instructive — — comitative — kovakalvoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kovakalvomme kovakalvomme accusative nom. kovakalvomme kovakalvomme gen. kovakalvomme genitive kovakalvomme kovakalvojemme partitive kovakalvoamme kovakalvojamme inessive kovakalvossamme kovakalvoissamme elative kovakalvostamme kovakalvoistamme illative kovakalvoomme kovakalvoihimme adessive kovakalvollamme kovakalvoillamme ablative kovakalvoltamme kovakalvoiltamme allative kovakalvollemme kovakalvoillemme essive kovakalvonamme kovakalvoinamme translative kovakalvoksemme kovakalvoiksemme abessive kovakalvottamme kovakalvoittamme instructive — — comitative — kovakalvoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kovakalvonne kovakalvonne accusative nom. kovakalvonne kovakalvonne gen. kovakalvonne genitive kovakalvonne kovakalvojenne partitive kovakalvoanne kovakalvojanne inessive kovakalvossanne kovakalvoissanne elative kovakalvostanne kovakalvoistanne illative kovakalvoonne kovakalvoihinne adessive kovakalvollanne kovakalvoillanne ablative kovakalvoltanne kovakalvoiltanne allative kovakalvollenne kovakalvoillenne essive kovakalvonanne kovakalvoinanne translative kovakalvoksenne kovakalvoiksenne abessive kovakalvottanne kovakalvoittanne instructive — — comitative — kovakalvoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kovakalvonsa kovakalvonsa accusative nom. kovakalvonsa kovakalvonsa gen. kovakalvonsa genitive kovakalvonsa kovakalvojensa partitive kovakalvoaan kovakalvoansa kovakalvojaan kovakalvojansa inessive kovakalvossaan kovakalvossansa kovakalvoissaan kovakalvoissansa elative kovakalvostaan kovakalvostansa kovakalvoistaan kovakalvoistansa illative kovakalvoonsa kovakalvoihinsa adessive kovakalvollaan kovakalvollansa kovakalvoillaan kovakalvoillansa ablative kovakalvoltaan kovakalvoltansa kovakalvoiltaan kovakalvoiltansa allative kovakalvolleen kovakalvollensa kovakalvoilleen kovakalvoillensa essive kovakalvonaan kovakalvonansa kovakalvoinaan kovakalvoinansa translative kovakalvokseen kovakalvoksensa kovakalvoikseen kovakalvoiksensa abessive kovakalvottaan kovakalvottansa kovakalvoittaan kovakalvoittansa instructive — — comitative — kovakalvoineen kovakalvoinensa

Coordinate terms

• (dura mater): pehmeäkalvo, lukinkalvo

Further reading

• “kovakalvo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02