haiven

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haiva-, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hawją (“hay”) (whence e.g. Swedish hö, English hay); modern form and meaning via contamination by haven (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯ʋen/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯ʋe̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑiʋen
• Syllabification^(key): hai‧ven

Noun

haiven

1. A single, usually thin hair or fiber.

   Pojan parta ei vielä kasvanut kunnolla, leuassa näkyi vain muutamia valkoisia haivenia.

   The boy's beard did not grow properly yet, only a few white hairs were visible in the chin.

Declension

Inflection of haiven (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
nominative		haiven	haivenet
genitive		haivenen	haivenien haiventen
partitive		haiventa	haivenia
illative		haiveneen	haiveniin
		singular	plural
nominative		haiven	haivenet
accusative	nom.	haiven	haivenet
	gen.	haivenen
genitive		haivenen	haivenien haiventen
partitive		haiventa	haivenia
inessive		haivenessa	haivenissa
elative		haivenesta	haivenista
illative		haiveneen	haiveniin
adessive		haivenella	haivenilla
ablative		haivenelta	haivenilta
allative		haivenelle	haivenille
essive		haivenena	haivenina
translative		haiveneksi	haiveniksi
abessive		haivenetta	haivenitta
instructive		—	haivenin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of haiven (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haiveneni haiveneni accusative nom. haiveneni haiveneni gen. haiveneni genitive haiveneni haivenieni haiventeni partitive haiventani haiveniani inessive haivenessani haivenissani elative haivenestani haivenistani illative haiveneeni haiveniini adessive haivenellani haivenillani ablative haiveneltani haiveniltani allative haivenelleni haivenilleni essive haivenenani haiveninani translative haivenekseni haivenikseni abessive haivenettani haivenittani instructive — — comitative — haivenineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haivenesi haivenesi accusative nom. haivenesi haivenesi gen. haivenesi genitive haivenesi haiveniesi haiventesi partitive haiventasi haiveniasi inessive haivenessasi haivenissasi elative haivenestasi haivenistasi illative haiveneesi haiveniisi adessive haivenellasi haivenillasi ablative haiveneltasi haiveniltasi allative haivenellesi haivenillesi essive haivenenasi haiveninasi translative haiveneksesi haiveniksesi abessive haivenettasi haivenittasi instructive — — comitative — haiveninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haivenemme haivenemme accusative nom. haivenemme haivenemme gen. haivenemme genitive haivenemme haiveniemme haiventemme partitive haiventamme haiveniamme inessive haivenessamme haivenissamme elative haivenestamme haivenistamme illative haiveneemme haiveniimme adessive haivenellamme haivenillamme ablative haiveneltamme haiveniltamme allative haivenellemme haivenillemme essive haivenenamme haiveninamme translative haiveneksemme haiveniksemme abessive haivenettamme haivenittamme instructive — — comitative — haiveninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haivenenne haivenenne accusative nom. haivenenne haivenenne gen. haivenenne genitive haivenenne haivenienne haiventenne partitive haiventanne haivenianne inessive haivenessanne haivenissanne elative haivenestanne haivenistanne illative haiveneenne haiveniinne adessive haivenellanne haivenillanne ablative haiveneltanne haiveniltanne allative haivenellenne haivenillenne essive haivenenanne haiveninanne translative haiveneksenne haiveniksenne abessive haivenettanne haivenittanne instructive — — comitative — haiveninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative haivenensa haivenensa accusative nom. haivenensa haivenensa gen. haivenensa genitive haivenensa haiveniensa haiventensa partitive haiventaan haiventansa haiveniaan haiveniansa inessive haivenessaan haivenessansa haivenissaan haivenissansa elative haivenestaan haivenestansa haivenistaan haivenistansa illative haiveneensa haiveniinsa adessive haivenellaan haivenellansa haivenillaan haivenillansa ablative haiveneltaan haiveneltansa haiveniltaan haiveniltansa allative haivenelleen haivenellensa haivenilleen haivenillensa essive haivenenaan haivenenansa haiveninaan haiveninansa translative haivenekseen haiveneksensa haivenikseen haiveniksensa abessive haivenettaan haivenettansa haivenittaan haivenittansa instructive — — comitative — haivenineen haiveninensa

Synonyms

• haituva
• hapsi
• haven

Derived terms

compounds

• partahaiven

 

See also

• hius
• hapsi

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “haiven”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02