/ˈkɑi̯ʋɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯ʋɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kaivadak (compare Estonian kaevama), from Proto-Uralic *kajwa- (compare Northern Sami goaivut, Komi-Zyrian койны (kojny, “to pour”), Tundra Nenets сива (syiwa, “shovel”)).
- transitiveto dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
“kaivaa ruumis esiin” — to exhume a body
“kaivaa nenäänsä” — to pick one's nose
- figuratively, transitiveto dig up, rummage, find
Muodotkaivan(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en kaiva(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen kaivanut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole kaivanut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · kaivat(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et kaiva(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet kaivanut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole kaivanut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · kaivaa(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei kaiva(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on kaivanut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole kaivanut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · kaivamme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme kaiva(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme kaivaneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole kaivaneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · kaivatte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette kaiva(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette kaivaneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole kaivaneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)