kiva
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hopi kíva.
Noun
kiva (plural kivas)
- A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.
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Finnish
Etymology
Uncertain, but probably related to kiivas and kipakka.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kiva (comparative kivampi or kivempi, 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) | |||
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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 | |
abessive | kivatta | kivoitta | |
instructive | — | kivoin | |
comitative | — | kivoine |
Derived terms
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Swedish
Etymology 1
Adjective
kiva (comparative mer kiva, superlative mest kiva)
- (Finland Swedish, colloquial) fun, nice, nest
- Vilken kiva kille!
- What a fun guy!
Usage notes
Also inflected: kivoga as plural, kivogare as comparative and kivogast as superlative.
Etymology 2
Verb
kiva (present kivar, preterite kivade, supine kivat, imperative kiva)
- to quarrel
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