From kuiva (“dry”) + -us. Akin to Finnish kuivuus.
kuivus (uncountable)
| Declension of kuivus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kuivus | — |
| genitive | kuivuen | — |
| partitive | kuivutta | — |
| illative | kuivuee | — |
| inessive | kuivuees | — |
| elative | kuivuest | — |
| allative | kuivuelle | — |
| adessive | kuivueel | — |
| ablative | kuivuelt | — |
| translative | kuivueks | — |
| essive | kuivuenna, kuivueen | — |
| exessive1) | kuivuent | — |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||