noheva

Finnish

Etymology

Attested since at least the 19th century with an alternative form nohova and cognates in Karelian and Veps. A widespread folk etymology purports the word to be of military origin and an abbreviation of nopea, heti valmis (literally “fast, immediately ready”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoheʋɑ/, [ˈno̞ɦe̞ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oheʋɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): no‧he‧va

Adjective

noheva (comparative nohevampi, superlative nohevin) (dialectal)

1. (also often in military slang) insightful, smart, sharp, independent

Declension

Inflection of noheva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		noheva	nohevat
genitive		nohevan	nohevien
partitive		nohevaa	nohevia
illative		nohevaan	noheviin
		singular	plural
nominative		noheva	nohevat
accusative	nom.	noheva	nohevat
	gen.	nohevan
genitive		nohevan	nohevien nohevain rare
partitive		nohevaa	nohevia
inessive		nohevassa	nohevissa
elative		nohevasta	nohevista
illative		nohevaan	noheviin
adessive		nohevalla	nohevilla
ablative		nohevalta	nohevilta
allative		nohevalle	noheville
essive		nohevana	nohevina
translative		nohevaksi	noheviksi
abessive		nohevatta	nohevitta
instructive		—	nohevin
comitative		—	nohevine

Possessive forms of noheva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nohevani nohevani accusative nom. nohevani nohevani gen. nohevani genitive nohevani nohevieni nohevaini rare partitive nohevaani noheviani inessive nohevassani nohevissani elative nohevastani nohevistani illative nohevaani noheviini adessive nohevallani nohevillani ablative nohevaltani noheviltani allative nohevalleni nohevilleni essive nohevanani nohevinani translative nohevakseni nohevikseni abessive nohevattani nohevittani instructive — — comitative — nohevineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nohevasi nohevasi accusative nom. nohevasi nohevasi gen. nohevasi genitive nohevasi noheviesi nohevaisi rare partitive nohevaasi noheviasi inessive nohevassasi nohevissasi elative nohevastasi nohevistasi illative nohevaasi noheviisi adessive nohevallasi nohevillasi ablative nohevaltasi noheviltasi allative nohevallesi nohevillesi essive nohevanasi nohevinasi translative nohevaksesi noheviksesi abessive nohevattasi nohevittasi instructive — — comitative — nohevinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nohevamme nohevamme accusative nom. nohevamme nohevamme gen. nohevamme genitive nohevamme noheviemme nohevaimme rare partitive nohevaamme noheviamme inessive nohevassamme nohevissamme elative nohevastamme nohevistamme illative nohevaamme noheviimme adessive nohevallamme nohevillamme ablative nohevaltamme noheviltamme allative nohevallemme nohevillemme essive nohevanamme nohevinamme translative nohevaksemme noheviksemme abessive nohevattamme nohevittamme instructive — — comitative — nohevinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nohevanne nohevanne accusative nom. nohevanne nohevanne gen. nohevanne genitive nohevanne nohevienne nohevainne rare partitive nohevaanne nohevianne inessive nohevassanne nohevissanne elative nohevastanne nohevistanne illative nohevaanne noheviinne adessive nohevallanne nohevillanne ablative nohevaltanne noheviltanne allative nohevallenne nohevillenne essive nohevananne nohevinanne translative nohevaksenne noheviksenne abessive nohevattanne nohevittanne instructive — — comitative — nohevinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nohevansa nohevansa accusative nom. nohevansa nohevansa gen. nohevansa genitive nohevansa noheviensa nohevainsa rare partitive nohevaansa noheviaan noheviansa inessive nohevassaan nohevassansa nohevissaan nohevissansa elative nohevastaan nohevastansa nohevistaan nohevistansa illative nohevaansa noheviinsa adessive nohevallaan nohevallansa nohevillaan nohevillansa ablative nohevaltaan nohevaltansa noheviltaan noheviltansa allative nohevalleen nohevallensa nohevilleen nohevillensa essive nohevanaan nohevanansa nohevinaan nohevinansa translative nohevakseen nohevaksensa nohevikseen noheviksensa abessive nohevattaan nohevattansa nohevittaan nohevittansa instructive — — comitative — nohevineen nohevinensa

References

• Kirsti Aapala (2022 January 11 (last accessed)) “Noheva”, in Kotus (in Finnish)
• “noheva”, 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 2023-07-01