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)
- shrewd, sly, wily, cunning, clever
- sneaky, elusive
Declension
| Inflection of ovela (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
|
ovela
|
ovelat
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| genitive
|
ovelan
|
ovelien
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| partitive
|
ovelaa
|
ovelia
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| illative
|
ovelaan
|
oveliin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
ovela
|
ovelat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
ovela
|
ovelat
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| gen.
|
ovelan
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| genitive
|
ovelan
|
ovelien
ovelain rare
|
| partitive
|
ovelaa
|
ovelia
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| inessive
|
ovelassa
|
ovelissa
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| elative
|
ovelasta
|
ovelista
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| illative
|
ovelaan
|
oveliin
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| adessive
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ovelalla
|
ovelilla
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| ablative
|
ovelalta
|
ovelilta
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| allative
|
ovelalle
|
ovelille
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| essive
|
ovelana
|
ovelina
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| translative
|
ovelaksi
|
oveliksi
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| abessive
|
ovelatta
|
ovelitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
ovelin
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| comitative
|
— |
oveline
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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ovelani
|
ovelani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
ovelani
|
ovelani
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| gen.
|
ovelani
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| genitive
|
ovelani
|
ovelieni
ovelaini rare
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| partitive
|
ovelaani
|
oveliani
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| inessive
|
ovelassani
|
ovelissani
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| elative
|
ovelastani
|
ovelistani
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| illative
|
ovelaani
|
oveliini
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| adessive
|
ovelallani
|
ovelillani
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| ablative
|
ovelaltani
|
oveliltani
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| allative
|
ovelalleni
|
ovelilleni
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| essive
|
ovelanani
|
ovelinani
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| translative
|
ovelakseni
|
ovelikseni
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| abessive
|
ovelattani
|
ovelittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
ovelineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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ovelasi
|
ovelasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
ovelasi
|
ovelasi
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| gen.
|
ovelasi
|
| genitive
|
ovelasi
|
oveliesi
ovelaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
ovelaasi
|
oveliasi
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| inessive
|
ovelassasi
|
ovelissasi
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| elative
|
ovelastasi
|
ovelistasi
|
| illative
|
ovelaasi
|
oveliisi
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| adessive
|
ovelallasi
|
ovelillasi
|
| ablative
|
ovelaltasi
|
oveliltasi
|
| allative
|
ovelallesi
|
ovelillesi
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| essive
|
ovelanasi
|
ovelinasi
|
| translative
|
ovelaksesi
|
oveliksesi
|
| abessive
|
ovelattasi
|
ovelittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
ovelinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
ovelamme
|
ovelamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
ovelamme
|
ovelamme
|
| gen.
|
ovelamme
|
| genitive
|
ovelamme
|
oveliemme
ovelaimme rare
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| partitive
|
ovelaamme
|
oveliamme
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| inessive
|
ovelassamme
|
ovelissamme
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| elative
|
ovelastamme
|
ovelistamme
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| illative
|
ovelaamme
|
oveliimme
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| adessive
|
ovelallamme
|
ovelillamme
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| ablative
|
ovelaltamme
|
oveliltamme
|
| allative
|
ovelallemme
|
ovelillemme
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| 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
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| inessive
|
ovelassanne
|
ovelissanne
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| elative
|
ovelastanne
|
ovelistanne
|
| illative
|
ovelaanne
|
oveliinne
|
| adessive
|
ovelallanne
|
ovelillanne
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| 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
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| 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
|
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