Adjective: aava
Declension: 9/kala
Comparison
| Positive | aava |
| Comparative | aavempi |
| Superlative | aavin |
Positive
Singular
| Nominative | aava |
| Accusative | aava; aavan |
| Genetive | aavan |
| Partitive | aavaa |
| Inessive | aavassa |
| Elative | aavasta |
| Illative | aavaan |
| Adessive | aavalla |
| Ablative | aavalta |
| Allative | aavalle |
| Essive | aavana |
| Translative | aavaksi |
| Abessive | aavatta |
Plural
| Nominative | aavat |
| Accusative | aavat |
| Genetive | aavojen |
| Partitive | aavoja |
| Inessive | aavoissa |
| Elative | aavoista |
| Illative | aavoihin |
| Adessive | aavoilla |
| Ablative | aavoilta |
| Allative | aavoille |
| Essive | aavoina |
| Translative | aavoiksi |
| Abessive | aavoitta |
| Instructive | aavoin |
| Comitative | aavoine |
Comparative
Singular
| Nominative | aavempi |
| Accusative | aavempi; aavemman |
| Genetive | aavemman |
| Partitive | aavempaa |
| Inessive | aavemmassa |
| Elative | aavemmasta |
| Illative | aavempaan |
| Adessive | aavemmalla |
| Ablative | aavemmalta |
| Allative | aavemmalle |
| Essive | aavempana |
| Translative | aavemmaksi |
| Abessive | aavemmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | aavemmat |
| Accusative | aavemmat |
| Genetive | aavempien |
| Partitive | aavempia |
| Inessive | aavemmissa |
| Elative | aavemmista |
| Illative | aavempiin |
| Adessive | aavemmilla |
| Ablative | aavemmilta |
| Allative | aavemmille |
| Essive | aavempina |
| Translative | aavemmiksi |
| Abessive | aavemmitta |
| Instructive | aavemmin |
| Comitative | aavempine |
Superlative
Singular
| Nominative | aavin |
| Accusative | aavin; aavimman |
| Genetive | aavimman |
| Partitive | aavimpaa |
| Inessive | aavimmassa |
| Elative | aavimmasta |
| Illative | aavimpaan |
| Adessive | aavimmalla |
| Ablative | aavimmalta |
| Allative | aavimmalle |
| Essive | aavimpana |
| Translative | aavimmaksi |
| Abessive | aavimmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | aavimmat |
| Accusative | aavimmat |
| Genetive | aavimpien; aavinten |
| Partitive | aavimpia |
| Inessive | aavimmissa |
| Elative | aavimmista |
| Illative | aavimpiin |
| Adessive | aavimmilla |
| Ablative | aavimmilta |
| Allative | aavimmille |
| Essive | aavimpina |
| Translative | aavimmiksi |
| Abessive | aavimmitta |
| Instructive | aavimmin |
| Comitative | aavimpine |
Sample Sentences
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aava meri (wide sea, open sea)
Adjectives inflected like aava
epävarma,
idioottivarma,
toimintavarma,
p∗ska,
väkivahva,
kateenpaska,
käyttövarma,
laiha,
laaja,
lauha,
hilja,
harva,
paska,
varma,
vanha,
vahva,
voitonvarma,
itsevarma,
laiska,
leuhka, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly a variant of aapa (with leveling of the weak grade aava-, influenced perhaps by avata), or a separate Sami borrowing (from Proto-Samic *āvõs).
Translations