niva

See also: Niva, nivå, нива, њива, and ніва

Czech

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Niva

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Niva (sýr)

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Údolní niva

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech niva, from Proto-Slavic *ňiva. The cheese was named in reference to the similarity between its appearance and a meadow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲɪva]

Noun

niva

niva f

1. a type of blue cheese, a Czech equivalent of Roquefort
2. floodplain
3. (archaic) meadow

   Synonym: louka

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	niva	nivy
genitive	nivy	niv
dative	nivě	nivám
accusative	nivu	nivy
vocative	nivo	nivy
locative	nivě	nivách
instrumental	nivou	nivami

Declension of niva (hard feminine)

Further reading

• “niva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “niva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “niva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sami; compare Northern Sami njavvi (“small rapid, small river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniʋɑ/, [ˈniʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ni‧va

Noun

niva (dialectal)

1. A small rapid in a river.

Declension

Inflection of niva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		niva	nivat
genitive		nivan	nivojen
partitive		nivaa	nivoja
illative		nivaan	nivoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		niva	nivat
accusative	nom.	niva	nivat
	gen.	nivan
genitive		nivan	nivojen nivain rare
partitive		nivaa	nivoja
inessive		nivassa	nivoissa
elative		nivasta	nivoista
illative		nivaan	nivoihin
adessive		nivalla	nivoilla
ablative		nivalta	nivoilta
allative		nivalle	nivoille
essive		nivana	nivoina
translative		nivaksi	nivoiksi
abessive		nivatta	nivoitta
instructive		—	nivoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of niva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nivani nivani accusative nom. nivani nivani gen. nivani genitive nivani nivojeni nivaini rare partitive nivaani nivojani inessive nivassani nivoissani elative nivastani nivoistani illative nivaani nivoihini adessive nivallani nivoillani ablative nivaltani nivoiltani allative nivalleni nivoilleni essive nivanani nivoinani translative nivakseni nivoikseni abessive nivattani nivoittani instructive — — comitative — nivoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nivasi nivasi accusative nom. nivasi nivasi gen. nivasi genitive nivasi nivojesi nivaisi rare partitive nivaasi nivojasi inessive nivassasi nivoissasi elative nivastasi nivoistasi illative nivaasi nivoihisi adessive nivallasi nivoillasi ablative nivaltasi nivoiltasi allative nivallesi nivoillesi essive nivanasi nivoinasi translative nivaksesi nivoiksesi abessive nivattasi nivoittasi instructive — — comitative — nivoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nivamme nivamme accusative nom. nivamme nivamme gen. nivamme genitive nivamme nivojemme nivaimme rare partitive nivaamme nivojamme inessive nivassamme nivoissamme elative nivastamme nivoistamme illative nivaamme nivoihimme adessive nivallamme nivoillamme ablative nivaltamme nivoiltamme allative nivallemme nivoillemme essive nivanamme nivoinamme translative nivaksemme nivoiksemme abessive nivattamme nivoittamme instructive — — comitative — nivoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nivanne nivanne accusative nom. nivanne nivanne gen. nivanne genitive nivanne nivojenne nivainne rare partitive nivaanne nivojanne inessive nivassanne nivoissanne elative nivastanne nivoistanne illative nivaanne nivoihinne adessive nivallanne nivoillanne ablative nivaltanne nivoiltanne allative nivallenne nivoillenne essive nivananne nivoinanne translative nivaksenne nivoiksenne abessive nivattanne nivoittanne instructive — — comitative — nivoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nivansa nivansa accusative nom. nivansa nivansa gen. nivansa genitive nivansa nivojensa nivainsa rare partitive nivaansa nivojaan nivojansa inessive nivassaan nivassansa nivoissaan nivoissansa elative nivastaan nivastansa nivoistaan nivoistansa illative nivaansa nivoihinsa adessive nivallaan nivallansa nivoillaan nivoillansa ablative nivaltaan nivaltansa nivoiltaan nivoiltansa allative nivalleen nivallensa nivoilleen nivoillensa essive nivanaan nivanansa nivoinaan nivoinansa translative nivakseen nivaksensa nivoikseen nivoiksensa abessive nivattaan nivattansa nivoittaan nivoittansa instructive — — comitative — nivoineen nivoinensa

Holonyms

• joki

Derived terms

• Nivala

 

compounds

• Keskiniva
• Lohiniva

 

Further reading

• “niva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• inva-, ivan, vain, vian