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korva

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See also: Korva and kõrva

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *korva, from Proto-Uralic. Cognates include Estonian kõrv.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkorʋɑ/, [ˈko̞rʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -orʋɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): kor‧va

Noun

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korva

  1. ear
  2. a curved handle, like that of a drinking cup, mug or pot
  3. (archaic, dialectal) edge, border
    kevään korvalla / kevään korvillaon the brink of spring, in early spring

Declension

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Inflection of korva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative korva korvat
genitive korvan korvien
partitive korvaa korvia
illative korvaan korviin
singular plural
nominative korva korvat
accusative nom. korva korvat
gen. korvan
genitive korvan korvien
korvain rare
partitive korvaa korvia
inessive korvassa korvissa
elative korvasta korvista
illative korvaan korviin
adessive korvalla korvilla
ablative korvalta korvilta
allative korvalle korville
essive korvana korvina
translative korvaksi korviksi
abessive korvatta korvitta
instructive korvin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of korva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative korvani korvani
accusative nom. korvani korvani
gen. korvani
genitive korvani korvieni
korvaini rare
partitive korvaani korviani
inessive korvassani korvissani
elative korvastani korvistani
illative korvaani korviini
adessive korvallani korvillani
ablative korvaltani korviltani
allative korvalleni korvilleni
essive korvanani korvinani
translative korvakseni korvikseni
abessive korvattani korvittani
instructive
comitative korvineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative korvasi korvasi
accusative nom. korvasi korvasi
gen. korvasi
genitive korvasi korviesi
korvaisi rare
partitive korvaasi korviasi
inessive korvassasi korvissasi
elative korvastasi korvistasi
illative korvaasi korviisi
adessive korvallasi korvillasi
ablative korvaltasi korviltasi
allative korvallesi korvillesi
essive korvanasi korvinasi
translative korvaksesi korviksesi
abessive korvattasi korvittasi
instructive
comitative korvinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative korvamme korvamme
accusative nom. korvamme korvamme
gen. korvamme
genitive korvamme korviemme
korvaimme rare
partitive korvaamme korviamme
inessive korvassamme korvissamme
elative korvastamme korvistamme
illative korvaamme korviimme
adessive korvallamme korvillamme
ablative korvaltamme korviltamme
allative korvallemme korvillemme
essive korvanamme korvinamme
translative korvaksemme korviksemme
abessive korvattamme korvittamme
instructive
comitative korvinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative korvanne korvanne
accusative nom. korvanne korvanne
gen. korvanne
genitive korvanne korvienne
korvainne rare
partitive korvaanne korvianne
inessive korvassanne korvissanne
elative korvastanne korvistanne
illative korvaanne korviinne
adessive korvallanne korvillanne
ablative korvaltanne korviltanne
allative korvallenne korvillenne
essive korvananne korvinanne
translative korvaksenne korviksenne
abessive korvattanne korvittanne
instructive
comitative korvinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Hirviil ollaa kaks korvaa (1).
Kruškan korva (2).

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *korva. Cognates include Finnish korva and Estonian kõrv.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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korva

  1. ear
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 58:
      Käet kohmees, korvat jääs, jooksoot lapset șkouluu taas.
      Hands slightly numb, ears completely frozen, the children run to school again.
  2. handle (of a mug)

Declension

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Declension of korva (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative korva korvat
genitive korvan korviin
partitive korvaa korvia
illative korvaa korvii
inessive korvaas korviis
elative korvast korvist
allative korvalle korville
adessive korvaal korviil
ablative korvalt korvilt
translative korvaks korviks
essive korvanna, korvaan korvinna, korviin
exessive1) korvant korvint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “корва”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 679
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 196

Karelian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *korva.

Noun

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korva (genitive korvan, partitive korvua)

  1. ear

Swedish

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Etymology

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From korv +‎ -a.

Verb

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korva (present korvar, preterite korvade, supine korvat, imperative korva)

  1. crease, wrinkle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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