Variant of maima, from Proto-Finnic *maima, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz. Also related to Northern Sami máivi.
maiva
| Inflection of maiva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maiva | maivat | |
| genitive | maivan | maivojen | |
| partitive | maivaa | maivoja | |
| illative | maivaan | maivoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maiva | maivat | |
| accusative | nom. | maiva | maivat |
| gen. | maivan | ||
| genitive | maivan | maivojen maivain rare | |
| partitive | maivaa | maivoja | |
| inessive | maivassa | maivoissa | |
| elative | maivasta | maivoista | |
| illative | maivaan | maivoihin | |
| adessive | maivalla | maivoilla | |
| ablative | maivalta | maivoilta | |
| allative | maivalle | maivoille | |
| essive | maivana | maivoina | |
| translative | maivaksi | maivoiksi | |
| abessive | maivatta | maivoitta | |
| instructive | — | maivoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||