Shiva
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A statue in Bangalore depicting Shiva meditating
See also: shiva
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sanskrit शिव (śivá, “the auspicious one”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Shiva
- (Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.
- A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Related terms
Translations
deity
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Further reading
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Shiva
- Shiva (Hindu deity)
Declension
| Inflection of Shiva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Shiva | — | ||
| genitive | Shivan | — | ||
| partitive | Shivaa | — | ||
| illative | Shivaan | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Shiva | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Shiva | — | |
| gen. | Shivan | |||
| genitive | Shivan | — | ||
| partitive | Shivaa | — | ||
| inessive | Shivassa | — | ||
| elative | Shivasta | — | ||
| illative | Shivaan | — | ||
| adessive | Shivalla | — | ||
| ablative | Shivalta | — | ||
| allative | Shivalle | — | ||
| essive | Shivana | — | ||
| translative | Shivaksi | — | ||
| abessive | Shivatta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Japanese
Romanization
Shiva
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit शिव (śiva).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Shiva m
- Alternative spelling of Xiva