kiva
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hopi kíva.
Noun
kiva (plural kivas)
- A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.
Anagrams
- Vaik, vika
Finnish
Etymology
Originally "fast". The modern sense "nice, pleasant" can be traced back to northern Finnish, whence it spread elsewhere. Probably from the same root as kipakka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiʋɑ/, [ˈkiʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -iʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): ki‧va
Adjective
kiva (comparative kivempi or kivampi, superlative kivoin or kivin)
- (colloquial) nice
- kiva ihminen — nice person
- (colloquial) fun, neat
- Se oli kivaa! — It was fun!
Declension
| Inflection of kiva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiva | kivat | |
| genitive | kivan | kivojen | |
| partitive | kivaa | kivoja | |
| illative | kivaan | kivoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kiva | kivat | |
| accusative | nom. | kiva | kivat |
| gen. | kivan | ||
| genitive | kivan | kivojen kivainrare | |
| partitive | kivaa | kivoja | |
| inessive | kivassa | kivoissa | |
| elative | kivasta | kivoista | |
| illative | kivaan | kivoihin | |
| adessive | kivalla | kivoilla | |
| ablative | kivalta | kivoilta | |
| allative | kivalle | kivoille | |
| essive | kivana | kivoina | |
| translative | kivaksi | kivoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kivoin | |
| abessive | kivatta | kivoitta | |
| comitative | — | kivoine | |
| Possessive forms of kiva (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kivani | kivamme |
| 2nd person | kivasi | kivanne |
| 3rd person | kivansa | |
Derived terms
- kivasti
Anagrams
- vika
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kífa, from Middle Low German kiven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²çiː.ʋɑ/
Verb
kiva (present tense kivar, past tense kiva, past participle kiva, passive infinitive kivast, present participle kivande, imperative kiva/kiv)
- a-infinitive form of kive
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈçiː.ʋɑ/
Noun
kiva n
- definite plural of kiv
Anagrams
- kavi, vika
Swedish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Finnish kiva.
Adjective
kiva (comparative mer kiva, superlative mest kiva)
- (Finland, colloquial) fun, nice
- Vilken kiva kille!
- What a fun guy!
Usage notes
Also inflected: kivoga as plural, kivogare as comparative and kivogast as superlative.
Verb
kiva (present kivar, preterite kivade, supine kivat, imperative kiva)
- to quarrel
Conjugation
Conjugation of kiva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kiva | kivas | ||
| Supine | kivat | kivats | ||
| Imperative | kiva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kiven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kivar | kivade | kivas | kivades |
| Ind. plural1 | kiva | kivade | kivas | kivades |
| Subjunctive2 | kive | kivade | kives | kivades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kivande | |||
| Past participle | kivad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Anagrams
- vika