loiva

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly loi- +‎ -va, akin to lojua (“to lie around, sprawl”), dialectal loitia (“to lie lazily, loll”) (compare dialectal Estonian loid (“gradual, slight”), which is almost certainly related to loitia). Compare also loitto, which in dialects can also mean the same as loiva. The form loiva may have been influenced by lievä. Cognate with Karelian loiva.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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 mäki ― gentle hill, gentle slope

   loiva mutka ― gentle curve/turn, slight curve/turn

Declension

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative loivansa loivansa accusative nom. loivansa loivansa gen. loivansa genitive loivansa loiviensa loivainsa rare partitive loivaansa loiviaan loiviansa inessive loivassaan loivassansa loivissaan loivissansa elative loivastaan loivastansa loivistaan loivistansa illative loivaansa loiviinsa adessive loivallaan loivallansa loivillaan loivillansa ablative loivaltaan loivaltansa loiviltaan loiviltansa allative loivalleen loivallensa loivilleen loivillensa essive loivanaan loivanansa loivinaan loivinansa translative loivakseen loivaksensa loivikseen loiviksensa abessive loivattaan loivattansa loivittaan loivittansa instructive — — comitative — loivineen loivinensa

Derived terms

• loivasti
• loiventaa
• loiveta
• loivuus

compounds

• loivakaarteinen
• loivanousuinen

References

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

Further reading

• “loiva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Ivalo, Olavi, Viola, lovia, olvia, valio, valoi, viola