karva

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *karva, an old Baltic loan; derived from the same word from which e.g. Lithuanian gaũras is descended. Cognates include Veps karv, Estonian karv and Livonian kōra. Originally karva only had the meaning "color". In its current meaning it is first mentioned in a biblical text in 1621.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kar‧va

Noun

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karva

  1. hair (single hair on human or animal; not used of human head hair except in technical sense)
  2. fur
  3. (idiomatic) colors, stripes
    näyttää todellinen karvansato show one's true colors / to show one's true stripes (to reveal how one really is)
  4. (dialectal, archaic) color
    Synonym: väri

Usage notes

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  • A single hair of human head is hius. A human head of hair is tukka or hiukset.

Declension

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Inflection of karva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative karva karvat
genitive karvan karvojen
partitive karvaa karvoja
illative karvaan karvoihin
singular plural
nominative karva karvat
accusative nom. karva karvat
gen. karvan
genitive karvan karvojen
karvain rare
partitive karvaa karvoja
inessive karvassa karvoissa
elative karvasta karvoista
illative karvaan karvoihin
adessive karvalla karvoilla
ablative karvalta karvoilta
allative karvalle karvoille
essive karvana karvoina
translative karvaksi karvoiksi
abessive karvatta karvoitta
instructive karvoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of karva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karvani karvani
accusative nom. karvani karvani
gen. karvani
genitive karvani karvojeni
karvaini rare
partitive karvaani karvojani
inessive karvassani karvoissani
elative karvastani karvoistani
illative karvaani karvoihini
adessive karvallani karvoillani
ablative karvaltani karvoiltani
allative karvalleni karvoilleni
essive karvanani karvoinani
translative karvakseni karvoikseni
abessive karvattani karvoittani
instructive
comitative karvoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karvasi karvasi
accusative nom. karvasi karvasi
gen. karvasi
genitive karvasi karvojesi
karvaisi rare
partitive karvaasi karvojasi
inessive karvassasi karvoissasi
elative karvastasi karvoistasi
illative karvaasi karvoihisi
adessive karvallasi karvoillasi
ablative karvaltasi karvoiltasi
allative karvallesi karvoillesi
essive karvanasi karvoinasi
translative karvaksesi karvoiksesi
abessive karvattasi karvoittasi
instructive
comitative karvoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karvamme karvamme
accusative nom. karvamme karvamme
gen. karvamme
genitive karvamme karvojemme
karvaimme rare
partitive karvaamme karvojamme
inessive karvassamme karvoissamme
elative karvastamme karvoistamme
illative karvaamme karvoihimme
adessive karvallamme karvoillamme
ablative karvaltamme karvoiltamme
allative karvallemme karvoillemme
essive karvanamme karvoinamme
translative karvaksemme karvoiksemme
abessive karvattamme karvoittamme
instructive
comitative karvoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karvanne karvanne
accusative nom. karvanne karvanne
gen. karvanne
genitive karvanne karvojenne
karvainne rare
partitive karvaanne karvojanne
inessive karvassanne karvoissanne
elative karvastanne karvoistanne
illative karvaanne karvoihinne
adessive karvallanne karvoillanne
ablative karvaltanne karvoiltanne
allative karvallenne karvoillenne
essive karvananne karvoinanne
translative karvaksenne karvoiksenne
abessive karvattanne karvoittanne
instructive
comitative karvoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative karvansa karvansa
accusative nom. karvansa karvansa
gen. karvansa
genitive karvansa karvojensa
karvainsa rare
partitive karvaansa karvojaan
karvojansa
inessive karvassaan
karvassansa
karvoissaan
karvoissansa
elative karvastaan
karvastansa
karvoistaan
karvoistansa
illative karvaansa karvoihinsa
adessive karvallaan
karvallansa
karvoillaan
karvoillansa
ablative karvaltaan
karvaltansa
karvoiltaan
karvoiltansa
allative karvalleen
karvallensa
karvoilleen
karvoillensa
essive karvanaan
karvanansa
karvoinaan
karvoinansa
translative karvakseen
karvaksensa
karvoikseen
karvoiksensa
abessive karvattaan
karvattansa
karvoittaan
karvoittansa
instructive
comitative karvoineen
karvoinensa

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

See also

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References

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

Further reading

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Ingrian

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Paljo erilaisia karvoja (1).
Karhuul on paljo karvaa (2).

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *karva. Cognates include Finnish karva and Estonian karv.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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karva

  1. colour
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      Jos kovemmast veel noisemma kuumentammaa, nii pintamaan karva muuttuu mussast harmaks, tali punertavaks.
      If we start heating it up even more, then the colour of the topsoil will change from black to grey, or reddish.
  2. (in the singular) fur
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65:
      Mut elokkail se tihtii ono katettu turpiaal karvaal, a inmihisel karvat ollaa hippiääs harvaa.
      But it's often covered with thick fur on animals, and on humans the hair is rarely on the skin.
  3. (in the plural) body hair
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65:
      Inmihisel i monikkail elokkail hippiä ono katettu karvoil.
      The skin on a human and various animals is covered with hair.

Declension

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Declension of karva (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative karva karvat
genitive karvan karvoin
partitive karvaa karvoja
illative karvaa karvoi
inessive karvaas karvois
elative karvast karvoist
allative karvalle karvoille
adessive karvaal karvoil
ablative karvalt karvoilt
translative karvaks karvoiks
essive karvanna, karvaan karvoinna, karvoin
exessive1) karvant karvoint
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.

Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 139