katve

From Proto-Finnic *katvëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (whence e.g. English shade, shadow). No cognates in the other Finnic languages are known.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtʋeˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑtʋe
• Hyphenation^(key): kat‧ve

katve

1. shade, shadow (relative darkness caused by the interruption of light)

   Istahdimme koivun katveeseen.

   We sat down in the shade of a birchtree.

2. (military) dead angle
3. blind spot (location where radio reception is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations)
4. shadow (area protected by an obstacle)

   Vuoret sulkevat tien sateita tuovilta ilmamassoilta ja niiden taakse jää kuiva katve.

   The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a shadow of dryness behind them.

• (shade): siimes, varjo
• (military): kuollut kulma, tulikatve

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

• “katve”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02