kovast
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Ingrian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From 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
[edit]kovast (comparative kovemmast)
- very
- 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii”, 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
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See 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
[edit]kovast
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 200