niva
See also: nivå and нива
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech niva, from Proto-Slavic *ňiva. The cheese was named in reference to the similarity between its appearance and a meadow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɲɪva]
Noun
niva
niva f
- a type of blue cheese, a Czech equivalent of Roquefort
- floodplain
- (archaic) meadow
- Synonym: louka
Declension
Declension of niva
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | niva | nivy |
| genitive | nivy | niv |
| dative | nivě | nivám |
| accusative | nivu | nivy |
| vocative | nivo | nivy |
| locative | nivě | nivách |
| instrumental | nivou | nivami |
Further reading
- niva in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- niva in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- niva in Internetová jazyková příručka
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Sami; compare Northern Sami njavvi (“small rapid, small river”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniʋɑ/, [ˈniʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -iʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): ni‧va
Noun
niva
- (dialectal) A small rapid in a river.
Declension
| Inflection of niva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | niva | nivat | |
| genitive | nivan | nivojen | |
| partitive | nivaa | nivoja | |
| illative | nivaan | nivoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | niva | nivat | |
| accusative | nom. | niva | nivat |
| gen. | nivan | ||
| genitive | nivan | nivojen nivainrare | |
| partitive | nivaa | nivoja | |
| inessive | nivassa | nivoissa | |
| elative | nivasta | nivoista | |
| illative | nivaan | nivoihin | |
| adessive | nivalla | nivoilla | |
| ablative | nivalta | nivoilta | |
| allative | nivalle | nivoille | |
| essive | nivana | nivoina | |
| translative | nivaksi | nivoiksi | |
| instructive | — | nivoin | |
| abessive | nivatta | nivoitta | |
| comitative | — | nivoineen | |
| Possessive forms of niva (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nivani | nivamme |
| 2nd person | nivasi | nivanne |
| 3rd person | nivansa | |
Holonyms
- joki
Anagrams
- inva-, ivan, vain, vian