From Proto-Finnic *oiva, probably from Proto-Uralic *ojwa (“head”) (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).
oiva (comparative oivempi, superlative oivin)
| Inflection of oiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oiva | oivat | |
| genitive | oivan | oivien | |
| partitive | oivaa | oivia | |
| illative | oivaan | oiviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | oiva | oivat | |
| accusative | nom. | oiva | oivat |
| gen. | oivan | ||
| genitive | oivan | oivien oivain rare | |
| partitive | oivaa | oivia | |
| inessive | oivassa | oivissa | |
| elative | oivasta | oivista | |
| illative | oivaan | oiviin | |
| adessive | oivalla | oivilla | |
| ablative | oivalta | oivilta | |
| allative | oivalle | oiville | |
| essive | oivana | oivina | |
| translative | oivaksi | oiviksi | |
| abessive | oivatta | oivitta | |
| instructive | — | oivin | |
| comitative | — | oivine | |