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niva

/[ˈɲɪva]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    a type of blue cheese, a Czech equivalent of Roquefort
  2. 2.
    floodplain
  3. 3.
    archaicmeadow

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech niva, from Proto-Slavic *ňiva. The cheese was named in reference to the similarity between its appearance and a meadow.

Nominative
Singular
niva
Plural
nivy
Genitive
Singular
nivy
Plural
niv
Dative
Singular
nivě
Plural
nivám
Accusative
Singular
nivu
Plural
nivy
Vocative
Singular
nivo
Plural
nivy
Locative
Singular
nivě
Plural
nivách
Instrumental
Singular
nivou
Plural
nivami

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