taivas
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *taivas, borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *deywós (probably Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás). Cognate with Estonian taevas and Latin dies.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taivas
- sky
- Linnut lentävät taivaalla.
- Birds fly in the sky.
- heaven
- Ylösnousseet ovat kuin enkelit taivaassa.
- The resurrected are like the angels in heaven.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of taivas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | taivas | taivaat | ||
genitive | taivaan | taivaiden taivaitten | ||
partitive | taivasta | taivaita | ||
illative | taivaaseen | taivaisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | taivas | taivaat | ||
accusative | nom. | taivas | taivaat | |
gen. | taivaan | |||
genitive | taivaan | taivaiden taivaitten taivastenrare | ||
partitive | taivasta | taivaita | ||
inessive | taivaassa | taivaissa | ||
elative | taivaasta | taivaista | ||
illative | taivaaseen | taivaisiin taivaihinrare | ||
adessive | taivaalla | taivailla | ||
ablative | taivaalta | taivailta | ||
allative | taivaalle | taivaille | ||
essive | taivaana | taivaina | ||
translative | taivaaksi | taivaiksi | ||
instructive | — | taivain | ||
abessive | taivaatta | taivaitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (heaven): paratiisi
Antonyms[edit]
- (heaven): helvetti
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Kven: taivas
Further reading[edit]
- "taivas" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Anagrams[edit]
Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *taivas. Cognates include Finnish taivas and Estonian taevas.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯ʋɑs/, [ˈtɑi̯ʋəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯ʋɑs/, [ˈtɑi̯ʋɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯ʋɑs
- Hyphenation: tai‧vas
Noun[edit]
taivas
- sky
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Jo entisist ajoist, päiväist päivää inmihiset näkivät, jot päivyt liikkuu taivast mööt.
- Already since ancient times, day in day out people saw, that the Sun moves along the sky.
- heaven
Declension[edit]
Declension of taivas (type 2/patsas, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | taivas | taivaat |
genitive | taivaan | taivain |
partitive | taivasta, taivast | taivaita, taivaja |
illative | taivaasse | taivaisse |
inessive | taivaas | taivais |
elative | taivaast | taivaist |
allative | taivaalle | taivaille |
adessive | taivaal | taivail |
ablative | taivaalt | taivailt |
translative | taivaaks | taivaiks |
essive | taivaanna, taivaan | taivainna, taivain |
exessive1) | taivaant | taivaint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Soikkola declension of taivas (type 2/patsas, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | taivas | taivahat, taivaat |
genitive | taivahan | taivahiin |
partitive | taivasta | taivahia |
illative | taivahasse | taivahisse |
inessive | taivahaas | taivahiis |
elative | taivahast | taivahist |
allative | taivahalle | taivahille |
adessive | taivahaal | taivahiil |
ablative | taivahalt | taivahilt |
translative | taivahaks | taivahiks |
essive | taivahaan | taivahiin |
exessive1) | taivahant | taivahint |
1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 53
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 568
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[2], →ISBN, page 75
Kven[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Finnish taivas, from Proto-Finnic *taivas.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taivas (genitive taivhaan, partitive taivasta)
References[edit]
- Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 40
Livvi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *taivas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwas, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Compare Lithuanian dievas, Latvian dievs, Estonian taevas, Latgalian Dīvs (“God”)).
Noun[edit]
taivas (genitive taivahan, partitive taivastu)
Võro[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *taivas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwas, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Compare Lithuanian dievas, Latvian dievs, Estonian taevas, Latgalian Dīvs (“God”)).
Noun[edit]
taivas (genitive taiva, partitive taivast)
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑiʋɑs
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑiʋɑs/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish vieras-type nominals
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑi̯ʋɑs
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑi̯ʋɑs/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Ingrian terms with quotations
- Kven terms inherited from Finnish
- Kven terms derived from Finnish
- Kven terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Kven terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Kven terms with IPA pronunciation
- Kven lemmas
- Kven nouns
- Livvi terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Livvi terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Livvi terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Livvi terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Livvi lemmas
- Livvi nouns
- Võro terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Võro terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Võro terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Võro terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Võro lemmas
- Võro nouns