Inherited from Old Czech niva, from Proto-Slavic *ňiva. The cheese was named in reference to the similarity between its appearance and a meadow.
niva f
Borrowed from Sami; compare Northern Sami njavvi (“small rapid, small river”).
niva (dialectal)
Inflection of niva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | niva | nivat | ||
genitive | nivan | nivojen | ||
partitive | nivaa | nivoja | ||
illative | nivaan | nivoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | niva | nivat | ||
accusative | nom. | niva | nivat | |
gen. | nivan | |||
genitive | nivan | nivojen nivain rare | ||
partitive | nivaa | nivoja | ||
inessive | nivassa | nivoissa | ||
elative | nivasta | nivoista | ||
illative | nivaan | nivoihin | ||
adessive | nivalla | nivoilla | ||
ablative | nivalta | nivoilta | ||
allative | nivalle | nivoille | ||
essive | nivana | nivoina | ||
translative | nivaksi | nivoiksi | ||
abessive | nivatta | nivoitta | ||
instructive | — | nivoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |