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kiivas.

quick-tempered, hot-tempered, hotheaded, excitable

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkiːʋɑs/[ˈk̟iːʋɑ̝s̠]

  1. quick-tempered, hot-tempered, hotheaded, excitable

    kiivas luonteeltaan

  2. passionate, zealous, fervent, eager, vehement

    kiivas kannattaja

  3. intense, powerful, violent, fierce, hard, strong, vigorous

    kiivas taistelu

  4. rapid, fast

    kiivas tahti
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kiivas, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *gīˀwás or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *kwiwaz (“lively, quick”), both from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

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