kiva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi kíva.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkiː.və/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːvə
• Hyphenation: ki‧va

Noun

kiva (plural kivas)

1. A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.

Anagrams

• Vaik, vika

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from the same root as kipakka. Originally "fast". The modern sense "nice, pleasant" can be traced back to northern Finnish, whence it spread elsewhere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiʋɑ/, [ˈk̟iʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ki‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): ki‧va

Adjective

kiva (comparative kivempi or kivampi, superlative kivoin or kivin)

1. nice, pleasant

   Synonyms: mukava, miellyttävä

   kiva ihminen ― nice person

2. fun, neat

   Synonym: hauska

   Se oli kivaa! ― It was fun!

Usage notes

• Formerly considered informal.
• The regular comparative and superlative forms would be kivempi, kivin. However, irregular forms are also used: comparative kivampi, superlative kivoin. In general, kivampi is less common than kivempi, while kivoin is more common than kivin.

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 kivain rare
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
abessive		kivatta	kivoitta
instructive		—	kivoin
comitative		—	kivoine

Possessive forms of kiva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kivani kivani accusative nom. kivani kivani gen. kivani genitive kivani kivojeni kivaini rare partitive kivaani kivojani inessive kivassani kivoissani elative kivastani kivoistani illative kivaani kivoihini adessive kivallani kivoillani ablative kivaltani kivoiltani allative kivalleni kivoilleni essive kivanani kivoinani translative kivakseni kivoikseni abessive kivattani kivoittani instructive — — comitative — kivoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kivasi kivasi accusative nom. kivasi kivasi gen. kivasi genitive kivasi kivojesi kivaisi rare partitive kivaasi kivojasi inessive kivassasi kivoissasi elative kivastasi kivoistasi illative kivaasi kivoihisi adessive kivallasi kivoillasi ablative kivaltasi kivoiltasi allative kivallesi kivoillesi essive kivanasi kivoinasi translative kivaksesi kivoiksesi abessive kivattasi kivoittasi instructive — — comitative — kivoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kivamme kivamme accusative nom. kivamme kivamme gen. kivamme genitive kivamme kivojemme kivaimme rare partitive kivaamme kivojamme inessive kivassamme kivoissamme elative kivastamme kivoistamme illative kivaamme kivoihimme adessive kivallamme kivoillamme ablative kivaltamme kivoiltamme allative kivallemme kivoillemme essive kivanamme kivoinamme translative kivaksemme kivoiksemme abessive kivattamme kivoittamme instructive — — comitative — kivoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kivanne kivanne accusative nom. kivanne kivanne gen. kivanne genitive kivanne kivojenne kivainne rare partitive kivaanne kivojanne inessive kivassanne kivoissanne elative kivastanne kivoistanne illative kivaanne kivoihinne adessive kivallanne kivoillanne ablative kivaltanne kivoiltanne allative kivallenne kivoillenne essive kivananne kivoinanne translative kivaksenne kivoiksenne abessive kivattanne kivoittanne instructive — — comitative — kivoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kivansa kivansa accusative nom. kivansa kivansa gen. kivansa genitive kivansa kivojensa kivainsa rare partitive kivaansa kivojaan kivojansa inessive kivassaan kivassansa kivoissaan kivoissansa elative kivastaan kivastansa kivoistaan kivoistansa illative kivaansa kivoihinsa adessive kivallaan kivallansa kivoillaan kivoillansa ablative kivaltaan kivaltansa kivoiltaan kivoiltansa allative kivalleen kivallensa kivoilleen kivoillensa essive kivanaan kivanansa kivoinaan kivoinansa translative kivakseen kivaksensa kivoikseen kivoiksensa abessive kivattaan kivattansa kivoittaan kivoittansa instructive — — comitative — kivoineen kivoinensa

Derived terms

• kivasti

compounds

• kimppakiva
• kivapuhe
• omakiva

Descendants

• → Swedish: kiva

Further reading

• “kiva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

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)

1. a-infinitive form of kive

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçiː.ʋɑ/

Noun

kiva n

1. definite plural of kiv

Anagrams

• kavi, vika

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish kiva.

Adjective

kiva (comparative mer kiva, superlative mest kiva)

1. (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.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse kífa, from Proto-Germanic *kībaną.

Verb

kiva (present kivar, preterite kivade, supine kivat, imperative kiva)

1. 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
present participle		kivande
past participle		kivad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• “kiva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• kiva(s) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• vika