Ingrian

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Etymology 1

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From kova (hard) +‎ -st. Akin to Finnish kovasti

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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kovast (comparative kovemmast)

  1. 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.
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kovast

  1. elative singular of kova

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 200