kiva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi kíva.

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkiː.və/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːvə
  • Hyphenation: ki‧va

Noun

kiva (plural kivas)

  1. A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. nice, pleasant
    Synonyms: mukava, miellyttävä
    kiva ihminen ― nice person
  2. fun, neat
    Synonym: hauska
    Se oli kivaa! ― It was fun!

Usage notes

Formerly considered informal.

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
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

Derived terms

compounds

Descendants

  • → Swedish: kiva

Further reading

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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

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 2

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

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
present participle kivande
past participle kivad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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