kiva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi kíva.

Noun

kiva (plural kivas)

  1. A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.

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Finnish

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

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

  1. (colloquial) nice
    kiva ihminen — nice person
  2. (colloquial) fun, neat
    Se oli kivaa! — It was fun!

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
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
instructive — kivoin
abessive kivatta kivoitta
comitative — kivoine
Possessive forms of kiva (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person kivani kivamme
2nd person kivasi kivanne
3rd person kivansa

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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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈçiː.ʋɑ/

Noun

kiva n

  1. definite plural of kiv

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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.

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
Participles
Present participle kivande
Past participle kivad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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