# 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

* OAVs, OVAs, VOAs, avos, vaso-

## Czech
### Etymology

From sova (“owl”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsova]

### Proper noun

Sova m anim (female equivalent Sovová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### 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).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oʋɑ
* Hyphenation: So‧va

### Proper noun

Sova
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sovani
Sovani
accusative
nom.
Sovani
Sovani
gen.
Sovani
genitive
Sovani
Sovieni Sovaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Sovaani
Soviani
inessive
Sovassani
Sovissani
elative
Sovastani
Sovistani
illative
Sovaani
Soviini
adessive
Sovallani
Sovillani
ablative
Sovaltani
Soviltani
allative
Sovalleni
Sovilleni
essive
Sovanani
Sovinani
translative
Sovakseni
Sovikseni
abessive
Sovattani
Sovittani
instructive
comitative
—Sovineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sovasi
Sovasi
accusative
nom.
Sovasi
Sovasi
gen.
Sovasi
genitive
Sovasi
Soviesi Sovaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Sovaasi
Soviasi
inessive
Sovassasi
Sovissasi
elative
Sovastasi
Sovistasi
illative
Sovaasi
Soviisi
adessive
Sovallasi
Sovillasi
ablative
Sovaltasi
Soviltasi
allative
Sovallesi
Sovillesi
essive
Sovanasi
Sovinasi
translative
Sovaksesi
Soviksesi
abessive
Sovattasi
Sovittasi
instructive
comitative
—Sovinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sovamme
Sovamme
accusative
nom.
Sovamme
Sovamme
gen.
Sovamme
genitive
Sovamme
Soviemme Sovaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Sovaamme
Soviamme
inessive
Sovassamme
Sovissamme
elative
Sovastamme
Sovistamme
illative
Sovaamme
Soviimme
adessive
Sovallamme
Sovillamme
ablative
Sovaltamme
Soviltamme
allative
Sovallemme
Sovillemme
essive
Sovanamme
Sovinamme
translative
Sovaksemme
Soviksemme
abessive
Sovattamme
Sovittamme
instructive
comitative
—Sovinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sovanne
Sovanne
accusative
nom.
Sovanne
Sovanne
gen.
Sovanne
genitive
Sovanne
Sovienne Sovainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Sovaanne
Sovianne
inessive
Sovassanne
Sovissanne
elative
Sovastanne
Sovistanne
illative
Sovaanne
Soviinne
adessive
Sovallanne
Sovillanne
ablative
Sovaltanne
Soviltanne
allative
Sovallenne
Sovillenne
essive
Sovananne
Sovinanne
translative
Sovaksenne
Soviksenne
abessive
Sovattanne
Sovittanne
instructive
comitative
—Sovinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sovansa
Sovansa
accusative
nom.
Sovansa
Sovansa
gen.
Sovansa
genitive
Sovansa
Soviensa Sovainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Sovaansa
Soviaan Soviansa
inessive
Sovassaan Sovassansa
Sovissaan Sovissansa
elative
Sovastaan Sovastansa
Sovistaan Sovistansa
illative
Sovaansa
Soviinsa
adessive
Sovallaan Sovallansa
Sovillaan Sovillansa
ablative
Sovaltaan Sovaltansa
Soviltaan Soviltansa
allative
Sovalleen Sovallensa
Sovilleen Sovillensa
essive
Sovanaan Sovanansa
Sovinaan Sovinansa
translative
Sovakseen Sovaksensa
Sovikseen Soviksensa
abessive
Sovattaan Sovattansa
Sovittaan Sovittansa
instructive
comitative
—Sovineen Sovinensa :

#### 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: [ˈsɔva]

### Proper noun

Sova m pers (female equivalent Sovová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### 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, 2003–2024