# ива
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic ива (iva), from Proto-Slavic *jь̀va, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHwéh₂ (“yew”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈivɐ]

### Noun

и́ва • (íva) f
* sallow, goat willow (Salix caprea)

#### Declension
## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jь̀va, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHwéh₂ (“yew”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈiva]
* Hyphenation: и‧ва

### Noun

ива • (iva) f (plural иви)
* sallow, goat willow (Salix caprea)

#### Declension
### References

* “ива” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Old Ruthenian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic и́ва (íva), from Proto-Slavic *jь̀va, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHwéh₂ (“yew”). Cognate with Russian и́ва (íva), Old Polish iwa, Old Church Slavonic ива (iva).

### Noun

ива • (iva) f inan (related adjective и҆вовый)
* willow
    Synonym: верба (verba)
    на той же мождчале у иве рубежы; знову на волотовцк у волсе рубежы ― na toj že moždčale u ive rubežy; znovu na volotovck u volse rubežy ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Descendants

* Carpathian Rusyn: и́ва (ýva)
* Ukrainian: и́ва (ýva), ги́ва (hýva), і́ва (íva), ї́ва (jíva), єва (jeva) (dialectal)

### Further reading

* Voitiv, H. V., editor (2006), “ива”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 13 (и – іюнь), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 16
* Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1993), “ива”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 13 (злотництво – ивовый), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 287

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic и́ва (íva), from Proto-Slavic *jь̀va, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHwéh₂ (“yew”).
Slavic cognates include Bulgarian и́ва (íva), Macedonian ива (iva), Polish iwa and Ukrainian і́ва (íva). More distant cognates include Ancient Greek ὄᾱ (óā), Icelandic ýr, Dutch ijf, German Eibe, English yew.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈivə]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

и́ва • (íva) f inan (genitive и́вы, nominative plural и́вы, genitive plural ив, relational adjective и́вовый)
* willow
** 1994, Nautilus Pompilius [Nautilus Pompilius] (lyrics and music), “20 000”, in Титаник:Пря́ди воло́с держа́, как траву́, Схвати́в твои́ ру́ки, как ве́тви ив, Я себя́ убежда́л, что уже́ не плыву́, И смея́лся от сча́стья, себя́ убеди́в.Prjádi volós deržá, kak travú, Sxvatív tvoí rúki, kak vétvi iv, Ja sebjá ubeždál, što užé ne plyvú, I smejálsja ot sčástʹja, sebjá ubedív.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Related terms

* ивня́к (ivnják)
* и́вовый (ívovyj)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jь̀va, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHwéh₂ (“yew”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǐːʋa/
* Hyphenation: и‧ва

### Noun

и́ва f (Latin spelling íva)
* osier

#### Declension
### References

* “ива”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025