Contionary:iwa

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Kaikiwan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hiwa.

Pronunciation

(Kaikiwan) IPA: /iwa/

Noun

iwa

  1. nine
    Iku-na iwa tonai.
    A group of nine people.


Usage notes

Inflection

Case suffixes for iwa
Case
Nominative Absolutive Genitive Dative
iwa iwa-to iwa-na iwa-ō

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Niemish

En iw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈiːwɐ/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *īwō.

Noun

íwa n.f. N-stem

  1. yew (tree)

Declension

declension of íwa (f-Nh declension)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative íwa íwyna íwos íwynos
genitive íwos íwynos íwyna íwysa
dative íwą íwyse íwę íwynę