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кива

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Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkiva]
  • Hyphenation: ки‧ва

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyxati.

Verb

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кива (kiva) third-singular presentimpf (perfective кивне)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sneeze
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Back-formation from киви n (kivi), by analogy to нива f (niva, farmland)ниви pl (nivi), слива f (sliva, plum)сливи pl (slivi) etc.

Noun

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кива (kivaf (plural киви)

  1. (colloquial) Nonstandard form of киви n (kivi, kiwi fruit).
Declension
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Declension of кива
singular plural
indefinite кива (kiva) киви (kivi)
definite unspecified кивата (kivata) кивите (kivite)
definite proximal кивава (kivava) кививе (kivive)
definite distal кивана (kivana) кивине (kivine)
vocative киво (kivo) киви (kivi)

Moksha

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Pronoun

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кива (kiva)

  1. indefinite singular prolative of кие (kije)

References

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  • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 22