kovast
Ingrian
editEtymology 1
editFrom kova (“hard”) + -st. Akin to Finnish kovasti
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkoʋɑstɑ/, [ˈko̞ʋɑs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkoʋɑst/, [ˈko̞ʋɑʃt]
- Rhymes: -oʋɑst
- Hyphenation: ko‧vast
Adverb
editkovast (comparative kovemmast)
- very
- 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri[1], volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 12:
- No siin oli käppiä paikka kovast.
- But there was a very beautiful place.
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkoʋɑstɑ/, [ˈko̞ʋɑs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkoʋɑst/, [ˈko̞ʋɑʃt]
- Rhymes: -oʋɑst
- Hyphenation: ko‧vast
Adjective
editkovast
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 200