# kiva
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi kíva.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

kiva (plural kivas)
* A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.

### Anagrams

* Vaik, vika

## 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: /ˈkiʋɑ/, [ˈk̟iʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iʋɑ
* Hyphenation: ki‧va

### Adjective

kiva (comparative kivempi or kivampi, superlative kivoin or kivin)
* nice, pleasant
    Synonyms: mukava, miellyttävä
    kiva ihminen ― nice person
* fun, neat
    Synonym: hauska
    Se oli kivaa! ― It was fun!

#### Usage notes

Formerly considered informal.

#### Declension

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

* kivasti
* kimppakiva
* kivapuhe
* omakiva

#### Descendants

* → Swedish: kiva

### Further reading

* “kiva”, 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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* vika

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse kífa, from Middle Low German kiven.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²çiː.ʋɑ/

#### Verb

kiva (present tense kivar, past tense kiva, past participle kiva, passive infinitive kivast, present participle kivande, imperative kiva/kiv)
* a-infinitive form of kive

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈçiː.ʋɑ/

#### Noun

kiva n
* definite plural of kiv

### Anagrams

* kavi, vika

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish kiva.

#### Adjective

kiva (comparative mer kiva, superlative mest kiva)
* (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)
* to quarrel

##### Conjugation
### Further reading

* kiva in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* kiva(s) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

### Anagrams

* vika