neva

See also: Appendix:Variations of "neva"

English

Adverb

neva (not comparable)

1. (African-American Vernacular, Yankee dialect, UK) Pronunciation spelling of never.

Anagrams

• nave, e-van, Vane, vane, Nave, Evan, Aven, aven, Vena, vena

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈne.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈne.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈne.va]

Verb

neva

1. inflection of nevar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cheyenne

Numeral

neva

1. four times

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛva]

Phrase

neva

1. (informal) it's ok

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nëva. Related to Estonian nõva, Livvi ńeva and Veps nova. Related to the name of the river Neva (see it for more); either from it, or vice versa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneʋɑ/, [ˈne̞ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ne‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): ne‧va

Noun

neva

1. A type of treeless wet swamp.

Declension

Inflection of neva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		neva	nevat
genitive		nevan	nevojen
partitive		nevaa	nevoja
illative		nevaan	nevoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		neva	nevat
accusative	nom.	neva	nevat
	gen.	nevan
genitive		nevan	nevojen nevain rare
partitive		nevaa	nevoja
inessive		nevassa	nevoissa
elative		nevasta	nevoista
illative		nevaan	nevoihin
adessive		nevalla	nevoilla
ablative		nevalta	nevoilta
allative		nevalle	nevoille
essive		nevana	nevoina
translative		nevaksi	nevoiksi
abessive		nevatta	nevoitta
instructive		—	nevoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of neva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nevani nevani accusative nom. nevani nevani gen. nevani genitive nevani nevojeni nevaini rare partitive nevaani nevojani inessive nevassani nevoissani elative nevastani nevoistani illative nevaani nevoihini adessive nevallani nevoillani ablative nevaltani nevoiltani allative nevalleni nevoilleni essive nevanani nevoinani translative nevakseni nevoikseni abessive nevattani nevoittani instructive — — comitative — nevoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nevasi nevasi accusative nom. nevasi nevasi gen. nevasi genitive nevasi nevojesi nevaisi rare partitive nevaasi nevojasi inessive nevassasi nevoissasi elative nevastasi nevoistasi illative nevaasi nevoihisi adessive nevallasi nevoillasi ablative nevaltasi nevoiltasi allative nevallesi nevoillesi essive nevanasi nevoinasi translative nevaksesi nevoiksesi abessive nevattasi nevoittasi instructive — — comitative — nevoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nevamme nevamme accusative nom. nevamme nevamme gen. nevamme genitive nevamme nevojemme nevaimme rare partitive nevaamme nevojamme inessive nevassamme nevoissamme elative nevastamme nevoistamme illative nevaamme nevoihimme adessive nevallamme nevoillamme ablative nevaltamme nevoiltamme allative nevallemme nevoillemme essive nevanamme nevoinamme translative nevaksemme nevoiksemme abessive nevattamme nevoittamme instructive — — comitative — nevoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nevanne nevanne accusative nom. nevanne nevanne gen. nevanne genitive nevanne nevojenne nevainne rare partitive nevaanne nevojanne inessive nevassanne nevoissanne elative nevastanne nevoistanne illative nevaanne nevoihinne adessive nevallanne nevoillanne ablative nevaltanne nevoiltanne allative nevallenne nevoillenne essive nevananne nevoinanne translative nevaksenne nevoiksenne abessive nevattanne nevoittanne instructive — — comitative — nevoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nevansa nevansa accusative nom. nevansa nevansa gen. nevansa genitive nevansa nevojensa nevainsa rare partitive nevaansa nevojaan nevojansa inessive nevassaan nevassansa nevoissaan nevoissansa elative nevastaan nevastansa nevoistaan nevoistansa illative nevaansa nevoihinsa adessive nevallaan nevallansa nevoillaan nevoillansa ablative nevaltaan nevaltansa nevoiltaan nevoiltansa allative nevalleen nevallensa nevoilleen nevoillensa essive nevanaan nevanansa nevoinaan nevoinansa translative nevakseen nevaksensa nevoikseen nevoiksensa abessive nevattaan nevattansa nevoittaan nevoittansa instructive — — comitative — nevoineen nevoinensa

Derived terms

• Nevala
• Nevalainen
• nevoittua

compounds

• Hanhineva
• Kivineva
• Koivuneva
• Maununneva
• Myllyneva
• nevakorpi
• nevaniitty
• Nevanperä
• Nevanpää
• nevaräme
• Nevasaari
• Paloneva
• rahkaneva
• rimpineva

Related terms

• Neva

Further reading

• “neva”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• vena

Galician

Verb

neva

1. inflection of nevar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Middle English

Noun

neva

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of neve (“nephew”)

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English never.

Adverb

neva

1. never
   • 2025 July 29, “UK go recognise Palestinian state unless Israel agree to 'certain' conditions”, in BBC News Pidgin‎^[2]:

     E tell tori pipo say, UK goal of "a safe secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state" dey "under pressure like neva bifor".

     He tells journalists that the UK's goal of "a safe secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state" are "under pressure like never before".

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.bɐ/ [ˈnɛ.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɛvɐ, (Northern Portugal) -ɛbɐ
• Hyphenation: ne‧va

Verb

neva

1. third-person singular present indicative of nevar

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English nerve.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

neva class IX (plural neva class X)

1. nerve

Derived terms

• mfumo wa neva (“nervous system”)