кива

Macedonian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyxati.

Verb

кива • (kiva) third-singular present, impf (perfective кивне)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sneeze
Conjugation

Etymology 2

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

кива • (kiva) f (plural киви)

  1. (colloquial) Nonstandard form of киви n (kivi, kiwi fruit).
Declension

Moksha

Pronoun

кива • (kiva)

  1. indefinite singular prolative of кие (kije)

References

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