Sova
English
Etymology
From Czech sova (“owl”), Slovak sova (“owl”), Serbo-Croatian sova (“owl”), Slovene sova (“owl”), or a respelling of Polish Sowa.
Proper noun
Sova (plural Sovas)
- A surname from Czech.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sova is the 13752nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2200 individuals. Sova is most common among White (93.95%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sova”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
From sova (“owl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsova]
Proper noun
Sova m anim (female equivalent Sovová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Sova (masculine animate in -a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Sova | Sovové |
genitive | Sovy | Sovů |
dative | Sovovi | Sovům |
accusative | Sovu | Sovy |
vocative | Sovo | Sovové |
locative | Sovovi | Sovech |
instrumental | Sovou | Sovy |
Further reading
- “Sova”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
- Vladimír Šmilauer, Jaroslav Kuchař, and Slavomír Utěšený (1972) Čeština všední i nevšední, Prague: Academia, page 399
Finnish
Etymology
From a Sami name (Northern Sami Čoavvá).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): So‧va
- Hyphenation(key): So‧va
Proper noun
Sova
- a Finnish surname
Declension
Inflection of Sova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Sova | Sovat | |
genitive | Sovan | Sovien | |
partitive | Sovaa | Sovia | |
illative | Sovaan | Soviin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Sova | Sovat | |
accusative | nom. | Sova | Sovat |
gen. | Sovan | ||
genitive | Sovan | Sovien Sovain rare | |
partitive | Sovaa | Sovia | |
inessive | Sovassa | Sovissa | |
elative | Sovasta | Sovista | |
illative | Sovaan | Soviin | |
adessive | Sovalla | Sovilla | |
ablative | Sovalta | Sovilta | |
allative | Sovalle | Soville | |
essive | Sovana | Sovina | |
translative | Sovaksi | Soviksi | |
abessive | Sovatta | Sovitta | |
instructive | — | Sovin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics
- Sova is the 3342nd (tied with 15 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 233 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
Slovak
Etymology
From sova (“owl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɔva]
Proper noun
Sova m pers (female equivalent Sovová)
- a male surname
Declension
singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
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nominative | Sova | Sovovia | Sovovci |
genitive | Sovu | Sovov | Sovovcov |
dative | Sovovi | Sovom | Sovovcom |
accusative | Sovu | Sovov | Sovovcov |
locative | Sovovi | Sovoch | Sovovcoch |
instrumental | Sovom | Sovami | Sovovcami |
Further reading
- “Sova”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025