kiva

English

Etymology

From Hopi kíva.

Noun

kiva (plural kivas)

  1. A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.

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Finnish

(index ki)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiʋɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧va
  • Rhymes: -ɑ

Adjective

kiva (comparative kivampi or kivempi, 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 — kivoineen

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