Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *oiva, probably from Proto-Uralic *ojwa (“head”) (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoi̯ʋɑ/, [ˈo̞i̯ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oiʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): oi‧va
- Hyphenation(key): oi‧va
Adjective
oiva (comparative oivempi, superlative oivin)
- fine, splendid
- oiva neuvo ― fine (piece of) advice
Declension
| Inflection of oiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
|
oiva
|
oivat
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| genitive
|
oivan
|
oivien
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| partitive
|
oivaa
|
oivia
|
| illative
|
oivaan
|
oiviin
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
oiva
|
oivat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
oiva
|
oivat
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| gen.
|
oivan
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| genitive
|
oivan
|
oivien
oivain rare
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| partitive
|
oivaa
|
oivia
|
| inessive
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oivassa
|
oivissa
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| elative
|
oivasta
|
oivista
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| illative
|
oivaan
|
oiviin
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| adessive
|
oivalla
|
oivilla
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| ablative
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oivalta
|
oivilta
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| allative
|
oivalle
|
oiville
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| essive
|
oivana
|
oivina
|
| translative
|
oivaksi
|
oiviksi
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| abessive
|
oivatta
|
oivitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
oivin
|
| comitative
|
— |
oivine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
oivani
|
oivani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
oivani
|
oivani
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| gen.
|
oivani
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| genitive
|
oivani
|
oivieni
oivaini rare
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| partitive
|
oivaani
|
oiviani
|
| inessive
|
oivassani
|
oivissani
|
| elative
|
oivastani
|
oivistani
|
| illative
|
oivaani
|
oiviini
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| adessive
|
oivallani
|
oivillani
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| ablative
|
oivaltani
|
oiviltani
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| allative
|
oivalleni
|
oivilleni
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| essive
|
oivanani
|
oivinani
|
| translative
|
oivakseni
|
oivikseni
|
| abessive
|
oivattani
|
oivittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oivineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
oivasi
|
oivasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
oivasi
|
oivasi
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| gen.
|
oivasi
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| genitive
|
oivasi
|
oiviesi
oivaisi rare
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| partitive
|
oivaasi
|
oiviasi
|
| inessive
|
oivassasi
|
oivissasi
|
| elative
|
oivastasi
|
oivistasi
|
| illative
|
oivaasi
|
oiviisi
|
| adessive
|
oivallasi
|
oivillasi
|
| ablative
|
oivaltasi
|
oiviltasi
|
| allative
|
oivallesi
|
oivillesi
|
| essive
|
oivanasi
|
oivinasi
|
| translative
|
oivaksesi
|
oiviksesi
|
| abessive
|
oivattasi
|
oivittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oivinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
oivamme
|
oivamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
oivamme
|
oivamme
|
| gen.
|
oivamme
|
| genitive
|
oivamme
|
oiviemme
oivaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
oivaamme
|
oiviamme
|
| inessive
|
oivassamme
|
oivissamme
|
| elative
|
oivastamme
|
oivistamme
|
| illative
|
oivaamme
|
oiviimme
|
| adessive
|
oivallamme
|
oivillamme
|
| ablative
|
oivaltamme
|
oiviltamme
|
| allative
|
oivallemme
|
oivillemme
|
| essive
|
oivanamme
|
oivinamme
|
| translative
|
oivaksemme
|
oiviksemme
|
| abessive
|
oivattamme
|
oivittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oivinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
oivanne
|
oivanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
oivanne
|
oivanne
|
| gen.
|
oivanne
|
| genitive
|
oivanne
|
oivienne
oivainne rare
|
| partitive
|
oivaanne
|
oivianne
|
| inessive
|
oivassanne
|
oivissanne
|
| elative
|
oivastanne
|
oivistanne
|
| illative
|
oivaanne
|
oiviinne
|
| adessive
|
oivallanne
|
oivillanne
|
| ablative
|
oivaltanne
|
oiviltanne
|
| allative
|
oivallenne
|
oivillenne
|
| essive
|
oivananne
|
oivinanne
|
| translative
|
oivaksenne
|
oiviksenne
|
| abessive
|
oivattanne
|
oivittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oivinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
oivansa
|
oivansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
oivansa
|
oivansa
|
| gen.
|
oivansa
|
| genitive
|
oivansa
|
oiviensa
oivainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
oivaansa
|
oiviaan
oiviansa
|
| inessive
|
oivassaan
oivassansa
|
oivissaan
oivissansa
|
| elative
|
oivastaan
oivastansa
|
oivistaan
oivistansa
|
| illative
|
oivaansa
|
oiviinsa
|
| adessive
|
oivallaan
oivallansa
|
oivillaan
oivillansa
|
| ablative
|
oivaltaan
oivaltansa
|
oiviltaan
oiviltansa
|
| allative
|
oivalleen
oivallensa
|
oivilleen
oivillensa
|
| essive
|
oivanaan
oivanansa
|
oivinaan
oivinansa
|
| translative
|
oivakseen
oivaksensa
|
oivikseen
oiviksensa
|
| abessive
|
oivattaan
oivattansa
|
oivittaan
oivittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oivineen
oivinensa
|
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