ovela

Finnish

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

ovela (comparative ovelampi, superlative ovelin)

1. shrewd, sly, wily, cunning, clever
2. sneaky, elusive

Declension

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

Derived terms

• ovelasti
• oveluus

Further reading

• “ovela”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• lovea, oleva