Adjective: loiva
Declension: 10/koira
Comparison
| Positive | loiva |
| Comparative | loivempi |
| Superlative | loivin |
Positive
Singular
| Nominative | loiva |
| Accusative | loiva; loivan |
| Genetive | loivan |
| Partitive | loivaa |
| Inessive | loivassa |
| Elative | loivasta |
| Illative | loivaan |
| Adessive | loivalla |
| Ablative | loivalta |
| Allative | loivalle |
| Essive | loivana |
| Translative | loivaksi |
| Abessive | loivatta |
Plural
| Nominative | loivat |
| Accusative | loivat |
| Genetive | loivien |
| Partitive | loivia |
| Inessive | loivissa |
| Elative | loivista |
| Illative | loiviin |
| Adessive | loivilla |
| Ablative | loivilta |
| Allative | loiville |
| Essive | loivina |
| Translative | loiviksi |
| Abessive | loivitta |
| Instructive | loivin |
| Comitative | loivine |
Comparative
Singular
| Nominative | loivempi |
| Accusative | loivempi; loivemman |
| Genetive | loivemman |
| Partitive | loivempaa |
| Inessive | loivemmassa |
| Elative | loivemmasta |
| Illative | loivempaan |
| Adessive | loivemmalla |
| Ablative | loivemmalta |
| Allative | loivemmalle |
| Essive | loivempana |
| Translative | loivemmaksi |
| Abessive | loivemmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | loivemmat |
| Accusative | loivemmat |
| Genetive | loivempien |
| Partitive | loivempia |
| Inessive | loivemmissa |
| Elative | loivemmista |
| Illative | loivempiin |
| Adessive | loivemmilla |
| Ablative | loivemmilta |
| Allative | loivemmille |
| Essive | loivempina |
| Translative | loivemmiksi |
| Abessive | loivemmitta |
| Instructive | loivemmin |
| Comitative | loivempine |
Superlative
Singular
| Nominative | loivin |
| Accusative | loivin; loivimman |
| Genetive | loivimman |
| Partitive | loivimpaa |
| Inessive | loivimmassa |
| Elative | loivimmasta |
| Illative | loivimpaan |
| Adessive | loivimmalla |
| Ablative | loivimmalta |
| Allative | loivimmalle |
| Essive | loivimpana |
| Translative | loivimmaksi |
| Abessive | loivimmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | loivimmat |
| Accusative | loivimmat |
| Genetive | loivimpien; loivinten |
| Partitive | loivimpia |
| Inessive | loivimmissa |
| Elative | loivimmista |
| Illative | loivimpiin |
| Adessive | loivimmilla |
| Ablative | loivimmilta |
| Allative | loivimmille |
| Essive | loivimpina |
| Translative | loivimmiksi |
| Abessive | loivimmitta |
| Instructive | loivimmin |
| Comitative | loivimpine |
Sample Sentences
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loiva mäki (gentle hill, gentle slope)
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loiva mutka (gentle curve/turn, slight curve/turn)
Adjectives inflected like loiva
pystysuora,
susiruma,
pahoinvoiva,
vaakasuora,
epäsuora,
dorka,
loiva,
luova,
musta,
holja,
hurja,
huima,
norja,
nopsa,
nurja,
nuuka,
nuiva,
tuhma,
tumma,
tuima, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
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.
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