From Proto-Finnic *haiva-, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hawją (“hay”) (whence e.g. Swedish hö, English hay); modern form and meaning via contamination by haven (“hair”).
haiven
Inflection of haiven (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | haiven | haivenet | |
genitive | haivenen | haivenien haiventen | |
partitive | haiventa | haivenia | |
illative | haiveneen | haiveniin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | haiven | haivenet | |
accusative | nom. | haiven | haivenet |
gen. | haivenen | ||
genitive | haivenen | haivenien haiventen | |
partitive | haiventa | haivenia | |
inessive | haivenessa | haivenissa | |
elative | haivenesta | haivenista | |
illative | haiveneen | haiveniin | |
adessive | haivenella | haivenilla | |
ablative | haivenelta | haivenilta | |
allative | haivenelle | haivenille | |
essive | haivenena | haivenina | |
translative | haiveneksi | haiveniksi | |
abessive | haivenetta | haivenitta | |
instructive | — | haivenin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |