Eeva
See also: eeva
Estonian
Proper noun
Eeva
- Eve (wife of Adam)
- a female given name of biblical origin (more common in the form Eva).
Related terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eeva
- a female given name, equivalent to English Eve.
- 1986 Vuokko Tolonen, Lastenhuone, Otava, →ISBN, page 109:
- ―Miks ton likan nimi on Eeva?
- ―Se on hyvä nimi.
- ―Jos se olis mun mä antasin sille jonkun semmosen nimen ettei sen nimisestä vois tulla insinööriä. Niinku Milla Magia. Kukaan ei ottas sitä insinööriä todesta.
- ―Ei Eevasta tule. Ei Jore anna.
- 1986 Vuokko Tolonen, Lastenhuone, Otava, →ISBN, page 109:
- Eve (wife of Adam)
- 1933 Raamattu, 1 Mooseksen kirja 3:20:
- Ja mies antoi vaimolleen nimen Eeva, sillä hänestä tuli kaiken elävän äiti.
- And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. (KJV Genesis 3:20)
- Ja mies antoi vaimolleen nimen Eeva, sillä hänestä tuli kaiken elävän äiti.
- 1933 Raamattu, 1 Mooseksen kirja 3:20:
Usage notes
- One of the most popular female names in Finland since the Reformation.
Declension
Inflection of Eeva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Eeva | Eevat | |
genitive | Eevan | Eevojen | |
partitive | Eevaa | Eevoja | |
illative | Eevaan | Eevoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Eeva | Eevat | |
accusative | nom. | Eeva | Eevat |
gen. | Eevan | ||
genitive | Eevan | Eevojen Eevain rare | |
partitive | Eevaa | Eevoja | |
inessive | Eevassa | Eevoissa | |
elative | Eevasta | Eevoista | |
illative | Eevaan | Eevoihin | |
adessive | Eevalla | Eevoilla | |
ablative | Eevalta | Eevoilta | |
allative | Eevalle | Eevoille | |
essive | Eevana | Eevoina | |
translative | Eevaksi | Eevoiksi | |
abessive | Eevatta | Eevoitta | |
instructive | — | Eevoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Related terms
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- et:Biblical characters
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