English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hopi kíva.

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Noun

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kiva (plural kivas)

  1. A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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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

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

Adjective

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

  1. nice
    kiva ihminennice person
  2. fun, neat
    Se oli kivaa!It was fun!

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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

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  • Swedish: kiva

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse kífa, from Middle Low German kiven.

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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

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Noun

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kiva n

  1. definite plural of kiv

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Finnish kiva.

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kiva (comparative mer kiva, superlative mest kiva)

  1. (Finland, colloquial) fun, nice
    Vilken kiva kille!
    What a fun guy!
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Also inflected: kivoga as plural, kivogare as comparative and kivogast as superlative.

Etymology 2

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

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

  1. to quarrel
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