нива

See also: Niva, niva, nivå, њива, and ніва

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ňiva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnivɐ]

Noun

ни́ва • (níva) f

1. field (a wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals)

Declension

Declension of ни́ва

	singular	plural
indefinite	ни́ва níva	ни́ви, нивя́1, ни́ве2 nívi, nivjá1, níve2
definite	ни́вата nívata	ни́вите, нивя́та1, ни́вете2 nívite, nivjáta1, nívete2
vocative form	ни́во nívo	ни́ви, нивя́1, ни́ве2 nívi, nivjá1, níve2

¹Poetic, collective.
²Dialectal.

References

• “нива”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “нива”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• вина (vina)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ňiva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈniva]
• Hyphenation: ни‧ва

Noun

нива • (niva) f (plural ниви, diminutive нивичка or нивче, augmentative нивиште)

1. farmland
2. field

Declension

Declension of нива

	singular	plural
indefinite	нива	ниви
definite unspecified	нивата	нивите
definite proximal	нивава	нививе
definite distal	нивана	нивине
vocative	ниво	ниви
collective	нивје	—

See also

• бавча f (bavča)
• градина f (gradina)
• ливада f (livada)
• овоштарник m (ovoštarnik)
• орница f (ornica)
• пасиште n (pasište)

References

• “нива” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
• Koneski, Kiril (1999) “нива”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) [Orthographic Dictionary of the Macedonian literary language] (in Macedonian), "Prosvetno delo", page 263

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ňiva.

Noun

нива • (niva) f

1. field

Declension

Declension of нива (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	нива niva	нивѣ nivě	нивꙑ nivy
genitive	нивꙑ nivy	нивоу nivu	нивъ nivŭ
dative	нивѣ nivě	нивама nivama	нивамъ nivamŭ
accusative	нивѫ nivǫ	нивѣ nivě	нивꙑ nivy
instrumental	нивоѭ nivojǫ	нивама nivama	нивами nivami
locative	нивѣ nivě	нивоу nivu	нивахъ nivaxŭ
vocative	ниво nivo	нивѣ nivě	нивꙑ nivy

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ňiva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲivə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ни́ва • (níva) f inan (genitive ни́вы, nominative plural ни́вы, genitive plural нив)

1. cornfield
2. (figuratively) field

Declension

Declension of ни́ва (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ни́ва níva	ни́вы nívy
genitive	ни́вы nívy	ни́в nív
dative	ни́ве níve	ни́вам nívam
accusative	ни́ву nívu	ни́вы nívy
instrumental	ни́вой, ни́вою nívoj, nívoju	ни́вами nívami
prepositional	ни́ве níve	ни́вах nívax

Pre-reform declension of ни́ва (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ни́ва níva	ни́вы nívy
genitive	ни́вы nívy	ни́въ nív
dative	ни́вѣ nívě	ни́вамъ nívam
accusative	ни́ву nívu	ни́вы nívy
instrumental	ни́вой, ни́вою nívoj, nívoju	ни́вами nívami
prepositional	ни́вѣ nívě	ни́вахъ nívax

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ňiva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɪʋɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ни́ва • (nýva) f inan (genitive ни́ви, nominative plural ни́ви, genitive plural нив)

1. cornfield
2. (figuratively) field

Declension

Declension of ни́ва (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ни́ва nýva	ни́ви nývy
genitive	ни́ви nývy	нив nyv
dative	ни́ві nývi	ни́вам nývam
accusative	ни́ву nývu	ни́ви nývy
instrumental	ни́вою nývoju	ни́вами nývamy
locative	ни́ві nývi	ни́вах nývax
vocative	ни́во nývo	ни́ви nývy

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “нива”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “нива”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)