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

Adjective

ovela (comparative ovelampi, superlative ovelin)

shrewd, sly, wily, cunning, clever

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
accusative	gen.	ovelan	ovelat
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
accusative	gen.	ovelani	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
accusative	gen.	ovelasi	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
accusative	gen.	ovelamme	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
accusative	gen.	ovelanne	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
accusative	gen.	ovelansa	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

Anagrams

lovea, oleva

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