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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Middle Low German ovel, ovele, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz. Alternatively related to dialectal evelä, Estonian õel (wicked, cruel, savage, evil, mean) and Votic õjõla (Pummala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoʋelɑ/, [ˈo̞ʋe̞lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oʋelɑ
  • Syllabification(key): o‧ve‧la

Adjective

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ovela (comparative ovelampi, superlative ovelin)

  1. shrewd, sly, wily, cunning, clever

Declension

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Inflection of ovela (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative ovela ovelat
genitive ovelan ovelien
partitive ovelaa ovelia
illative ovelaan oveliin
singular plural
nominative ovela ovelat
accusative nom. ovela ovelat
gen. ovelan
genitive ovelan ovelien
ovelain rare
partitive ovelaa ovelia
inessive ovelassa ovelissa
elative ovelasta ovelista
illative ovelaan oveliin
adessive ovelalla ovelilla
ablative ovelalta ovelilta
allative ovelalle ovelille
essive ovelana ovelina
translative ovelaksi oveliksi
abessive ovelatta ovelitta
instructive ovelin
comitative oveline
Possessive forms of ovela (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ovelani ovelani
accusative nom. ovelani ovelani
gen. ovelani
genitive ovelani ovelieni
ovelaini rare
partitive ovelaani oveliani
inessive ovelassani ovelissani
elative ovelastani ovelistani
illative ovelaani oveliini
adessive ovelallani ovelillani
ablative ovelaltani oveliltani
allative ovelalleni ovelilleni
essive ovelanani ovelinani
translative ovelakseni ovelikseni
abessive ovelattani ovelittani
instructive
comitative ovelineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ovelasi ovelasi
accusative nom. ovelasi ovelasi
gen. ovelasi
genitive ovelasi oveliesi
ovelaisi rare
partitive ovelaasi oveliasi
inessive ovelassasi ovelissasi
elative ovelastasi ovelistasi
illative ovelaasi oveliisi
adessive ovelallasi ovelillasi
ablative ovelaltasi oveliltasi
allative ovelallesi ovelillesi
essive ovelanasi ovelinasi
translative ovelaksesi oveliksesi
abessive ovelattasi ovelittasi
instructive
comitative ovelinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ovelamme ovelamme
accusative nom. ovelamme ovelamme
gen. ovelamme
genitive ovelamme oveliemme
ovelaimme rare
partitive ovelaamme oveliamme
inessive ovelassamme ovelissamme
elative ovelastamme ovelistamme
illative ovelaamme oveliimme
adessive ovelallamme ovelillamme
ablative ovelaltamme oveliltamme
allative ovelallemme ovelillemme
essive ovelanamme ovelinamme
translative ovelaksemme oveliksemme
abessive ovelattamme ovelittamme
instructive
comitative ovelinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ovelanne ovelanne
accusative nom. ovelanne ovelanne
gen. ovelanne
genitive ovelanne ovelienne
ovelainne rare
partitive ovelaanne ovelianne
inessive ovelassanne ovelissanne
elative ovelastanne ovelistanne
illative ovelaanne oveliinne
adessive ovelallanne ovelillanne
ablative ovelaltanne oveliltanne
allative ovelallenne ovelillenne
essive ovelananne ovelinanne
translative ovelaksenne oveliksenne
abessive ovelattanne ovelittanne
instructive
comitative ovelinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ovelansa ovelansa
accusative nom. ovelansa ovelansa
gen. ovelansa
genitive ovelansa oveliensa
ovelainsa rare
partitive ovelaansa oveliaan
oveliansa
inessive ovelassaan
ovelassansa
ovelissaan
ovelissansa
elative ovelastaan
ovelastansa
ovelistaan
ovelistansa
illative ovelaansa oveliinsa
adessive ovelallaan
ovelallansa
ovelillaan
ovelillansa
ablative ovelaltaan
ovelaltansa
oveliltaan
oveliltansa
allative ovelalleen
ovelallensa
ovelilleen
ovelillensa
essive ovelanaan
ovelanansa
ovelinaan
ovelinansa
translative ovelakseen
ovelaksensa
ovelikseen
oveliksensa
abessive ovelattaan
ovelattansa
ovelittaan
ovelittansa
instructive
comitative ovelineen
ovelinensa

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