Narva

Narva

See also: Närvä

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Estonian Narvabor.
English Narva

    Borrowed from Estonian Narva.

    Proper noun

    Narva

    1. A city and municipality of Estonia.
    2. A river in Estonia and Russia.
    3. A river in Belarus.
    4. A small river in Primorsky Krai, in the Far East of Russia.
    5. A village in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Anagrams

    Czech

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈnarva]

    Proper noun

    Narva f

    1. Narva (a city in Estonia)

    Declension

    Declension of Narva (sg-only hard feminine)
    singular
    nominative Narva
    genitive Narvy
    dative Narvě
    accusative Narvu
    vocative Narvo
    locative Narvě
    instrumental Narvou

    Further reading

    • “Narva”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

    Estonian

    Etymology

    Uncertain, but named after the river by which it is located. The name of the river has been compared with Veps narvāne (“doorsill groove”), suggesting a possible Proto-Finnic origin, with Proto-Germanic *narwaz (“narrow”), and with the name of the river Narew.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnɑrvɑ/, [ˈnɑrvɑ]

    Proper noun

    Narva

    1. Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)

    Descendants

    • → Finnish: Narva
    • → Ingrian: Narva

    Further reading

    • “Narva”, in [KNR] Eesti kohanimeraamat [Book of Estonian Toponyms] (in Estonian) (online version, occasionally updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2017–
    • “Narva jõgi”, in [KNR] Eesti kohanimeraamat [Book of Estonian Toponyms] (in Estonian) (online version, occasionally updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2017–

    Finnish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Estonian Narva.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnɑrʋɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝rʋɑ̝]
    • Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑ
    • Syllabification(key): Nar‧va
    • Hyphenation(key): Nar‧va

    Proper noun

    Narva

    1. (uncountable) Narva (a city in Estonia)
    2. a Finnish surname

    Declension

    Inflection of Narva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    nominative Narva Narvat
    genitive Narvan Narvojen
    partitive Narvaa Narvoja
    illative Narvaan Narvoihin
    singular plural
    nominative Narva Narvat
    accusative nom. Narva Narvat
    gen. Narvan
    genitive Narvan Narvojen
    Narvain rare
    partitive Narvaa Narvoja
    inessive Narvassa Narvoissa
    elative Narvasta Narvoista
    illative Narvaan Narvoihin
    adessive Narvalla Narvoilla
    ablative Narvalta Narvoilta
    allative Narvalle Narvoille
    essive Narvana Narvoina
    translative Narvaksi Narvoiksi
    abessive Narvatta Narvoitta
    instructive — Narvoin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Narva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Narvani Narvani
    accusative nom. Narvani Narvani
    gen. Narvani
    genitive Narvani Narvojeni
    Narvaini rare
    partitive Narvaani Narvojani
    inessive Narvassani Narvoissani
    elative Narvastani Narvoistani
    illative Narvaani Narvoihini
    adessive Narvallani Narvoillani
    ablative Narvaltani Narvoiltani
    allative Narvalleni Narvoilleni
    essive Narvanani Narvoinani
    translative Narvakseni Narvoikseni
    abessive Narvattani Narvoittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — Narvoineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Narvasi Narvasi
    accusative nom. Narvasi Narvasi
    gen. Narvasi
    genitive Narvasi Narvojesi
    Narvaisi rare
    partitive Narvaasi Narvojasi
    inessive Narvassasi Narvoissasi
    elative Narvastasi Narvoistasi
    illative Narvaasi Narvoihisi
    adessive Narvallasi Narvoillasi
    ablative Narvaltasi Narvoiltasi
    allative Narvallesi Narvoillesi
    essive Narvanasi Narvoinasi
    translative Narvaksesi Narvoiksesi
    abessive Narvattasi Narvoittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — Narvoinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Narvamme Narvamme
    accusative nom. Narvamme Narvamme
    gen. Narvamme
    genitive Narvamme Narvojemme
    Narvaimme rare
    partitive Narvaamme Narvojamme
    inessive Narvassamme Narvoissamme
    elative Narvastamme Narvoistamme
    illative Narvaamme Narvoihimme
    adessive Narvallamme Narvoillamme
    ablative Narvaltamme Narvoiltamme
    allative Narvallemme Narvoillemme
    essive Narvanamme Narvoinamme
    translative Narvaksemme Narvoiksemme
    abessive Narvattamme Narvoittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — Narvoinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Narvanne Narvanne
    accusative nom. Narvanne Narvanne
    gen. Narvanne
    genitive Narvanne Narvojenne
    Narvainne rare
    partitive Narvaanne Narvojanne
    inessive Narvassanne Narvoissanne
    elative Narvastanne Narvoistanne
    illative Narvaanne Narvoihinne
    adessive Narvallanne Narvoillanne
    ablative Narvaltanne Narvoiltanne
    allative Narvallenne Narvoillenne
    essive Narvananne Narvoinanne
    translative Narvaksenne Narvoiksenne
    abessive Narvattanne Narvoittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — Narvoinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Narvansa Narvansa
    accusative nom. Narvansa Narvansa
    gen. Narvansa
    genitive Narvansa Narvojensa
    Narvainsa rare
    partitive Narvaansa Narvojaan
    Narvojansa
    inessive Narvassaan
    Narvassansa     		Narvoissaan
    Narvoissansa
    elative Narvastaan
    Narvastansa     		Narvoistaan
    Narvoistansa
    illative Narvaansa Narvoihinsa
    adessive Narvallaan
    Narvallansa     		Narvoillaan
    Narvoillansa
    ablative Narvaltaan
    Narvaltansa     		Narvoiltaan
    Narvoiltansa
    allative Narvalleen
    Narvallensa     		Narvoilleen
    Narvoillensa
    essive Narvanaan
    Narvanansa     		Narvoinaan
    Narvoinansa
    translative Narvakseen
    Narvaksensa     		Narvoikseen
    Narvoiksensa
    abessive Narvattaan
    Narvattansa     		Narvoittaan
    Narvoittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — Narvoineen
    Narvoinensa

    Derived terms

    Statistics

    • The surname Narva belongs to 65 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

    Ingrian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Estonian Narva.

    Pronunciation

    • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnɑrʋɑ/, [ˈnɑrʋ]
    • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnɑrʋɑ/, [ˈnɑrʋɑ]
    • Rhymes: -ɑrʋ, -ɑrʋɑ
    • Hyphenation: Nar‧va

    Proper noun

    Narva

    1. Narva (a city in Estonia)

    Declension

    Declension of Narva (type 3/kana, no gradation)
    singular plural
    nominative Narva —
    genitive Narvan —
    partitive Narvaa —
    illative Narvaa —
    inessive Narvaas —
    elative Narvast —
    allative Narvalle —
    adessive Narvaal —
    ablative Narvalt —
    translative Narvaks —
    essive Narvanna, Narvaan —
    exessive1) Narvant —
    1) obsolete
    *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
    **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

    References

    • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 335

    Latvian

    Proper noun

    Narva f (? declension)

    1. Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)

    Lithuanian

    Proper noun

    Narva f

    1. Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)

    Declension

    Declension of Narva
    nominative Narva
    genitive Narvos
    dative Narvai
    accusative Narvą
    instrumental Narva
    locative Narvoje
    vocative Narva

    Portuguese

    Proper noun

    Narva f

    1. Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)
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