# niva
## Czech
### 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: [ˈɲɪva]

### Noun

niva f
* a type of blue cheese, a Czech equivalent of Roquefort
* floodplain
* (archaic) meadow
    Synonym: louka

#### Declension
### 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), 2008–2025

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniʋɑ/, [ˈniʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iʋɑ
* Hyphenation: ni‧va

### Noun

niva (dialectal, North Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Westrobothnia, Kainuu)
* A small rapid in a river.

#### Declension

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
* 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