karvoista

Karvoista is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun karva, meaning hair or fur. It translates roughly as “from the hairs” or “out of the hairs” and is used to indicate origin, source, or material in contexts involving multiple hairs. The elative plural is formed from the plural nominative karvat (the hairs) with the elative suffix -ista/-istä, with phonological adjustments producing karvoista.

Usage-wise, karvoista appears when describing things that originate from or are composed of hairs, such as animal fur, textile fibers, or hair on a brush. It can also appear in figurative expressions to indicate a part or component derived from hair. In everyday Finnish, it is most common in literal descriptions of material or source related to hair or fur.

Example: Harjan karvoista irtoaa karvaa. Translation: Hair falls from the hairs of the brush. This illustrates the use of karvoista to denote origin or source from multiple hairs.

Related forms include karva (singular) and karvat (nominative plural). The elative case, as used in karvoista, expresses movement from or extraction from a source and is one of several cases that shape meaning in Finnish grammar.

See also: Finnish grammar, Elative case, karva.