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loiva

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Unknown, possibly related to loitto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈloi̯ʋɑ/, [ˈlo̞i̯ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oiʋɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): loi‧va

Adjective

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loiva (comparative loivempi, superlative loivin)

  1. gentle, gradual, slight (proceeding or advancing by small steps, e.g. a gentle or gradual incline, a slight turn)
    Antonym: jyrkkä
    loiva mäkigentle hill, gentle slope
    loiva mutkagentle curve/turn, slight curve/turn

Declension

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Inflection of loiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative loiva loivat
genitive loivan loivien
partitive loivaa loivia
illative loivaan loiviin
singular plural
nominative loiva loivat
accusative nom. loiva loivat
gen. loivan
genitive loivan loivien
loivain rare
partitive loivaa loivia
inessive loivassa loivissa
elative loivasta loivista
illative loivaan loiviin
adessive loivalla loivilla
ablative loivalta loivilta
allative loivalle loiville
essive loivana loivina
translative loivaksi loiviksi
abessive loivatta loivitta
instructive loivin
comitative loivine
Possessive forms of loiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative loivani loivani
accusative nom. loivani loivani
gen. loivani
genitive loivani loivieni
loivaini rare
partitive loivaani loiviani
inessive loivassani loivissani
elative loivastani loivistani
illative loivaani loiviini
adessive loivallani loivillani
ablative loivaltani loiviltani
allative loivalleni loivilleni
essive loivanani loivinani
translative loivakseni loivikseni
abessive loivattani loivittani
instructive
comitative loivineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative loivasi loivasi
accusative nom. loivasi loivasi
gen. loivasi
genitive loivasi loiviesi
loivaisi rare
partitive loivaasi loiviasi
inessive loivassasi loivissasi
elative loivastasi loivistasi
illative loivaasi loiviisi
adessive loivallasi loivillasi
ablative loivaltasi loiviltasi
allative loivallesi loivillesi
essive loivanasi loivinasi
translative loivaksesi loiviksesi
abessive loivattasi loivittasi
instructive
comitative loivinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative loivamme loivamme
accusative nom. loivamme loivamme
gen. loivamme
genitive loivamme loiviemme
loivaimme rare
partitive loivaamme loiviamme
inessive loivassamme loivissamme
elative loivastamme loivistamme
illative loivaamme loiviimme
adessive loivallamme loivillamme
ablative loivaltamme loiviltamme
allative loivallemme loivillemme
essive loivanamme loivinamme
translative loivaksemme loiviksemme
abessive loivattamme loivittamme
instructive
comitative loivinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative loivanne loivanne
accusative nom. loivanne loivanne
gen. loivanne
genitive loivanne loivienne
loivainne rare
partitive loivaanne loivianne
inessive loivassanne loivissanne
elative loivastanne loivistanne
illative loivaanne loiviinne
adessive loivallanne loivillanne
ablative loivaltanne loiviltanne
allative loivallenne loivillenne
essive loivananne loivinanne
translative loivaksenne loiviksenne
abessive loivattanne loivittanne
instructive
comitative loivinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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