katve

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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.

Declension

Inflection of katve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative katve katveet
genitive katveen katveiden
katveitten
partitive katvetta katveita
illative katveeseen katveisiin
katveihin
singular plural
nominative katve katveet
accusative nom. katve katveet
gen. katveen
genitive katveen katveiden
katveitten
partitive katvetta katveita
inessive katveessa katveissa
elative katveesta katveista
illative katveeseen katveisiin
katveihin
adessive katveella katveilla
ablative katveelta katveilta
allative katveelle katveille
essive katveena katveina
translative katveeksi katveiksi
abessive katveetta katveitta
instructive katvein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of katve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katveeni katveeni
accusative nom. katveeni katveeni
gen. katveeni
genitive katveeni katveideni
katveitteni
partitive katvettani katveitani
inessive katveessani katveissani
elative katveestani katveistani
illative katveeseeni katveisiini
katveihini
adessive katveellani katveillani
ablative katveeltani katveiltani
allative katveelleni katveilleni
essive katveenani katveinani
translative katveekseni katveikseni
abessive katveettani katveittani
instructive
comitative katveineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katveesi katveesi
accusative nom. katveesi katveesi
gen. katveesi
genitive katveesi katveidesi
katveittesi
partitive katvettasi katveitasi
inessive katveessasi katveissasi
elative katveestasi katveistasi
illative katveeseesi katveisiisi
katveihisi
adessive katveellasi katveillasi
ablative katveeltasi katveiltasi
allative katveellesi katveillesi
essive katveenasi katveinasi
translative katveeksesi katveiksesi
abessive katveettasi katveittasi
instructive
comitative katveinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katveemme katveemme
accusative nom. katveemme katveemme
gen. katveemme
genitive katveemme katveidemme
katveittemme
partitive katvettamme katveitamme
inessive katveessamme katveissamme
elative katveestamme katveistamme
illative katveeseemme katveisiimme
katveihimme
adessive katveellamme katveillamme
ablative katveeltamme katveiltamme
allative katveellemme katveillemme
essive katveenamme katveinamme
translative katveeksemme katveiksemme
abessive katveettamme katveittamme
instructive
comitative katveinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katveenne katveenne
accusative nom. katveenne katveenne
gen. katveenne
genitive katveenne katveidenne
katveittenne
partitive katvettanne katveitanne
inessive katveessanne katveissanne
elative katveestanne katveistanne
illative katveeseenne katveisiinne
katveihinne
adessive katveellanne katveillanne
ablative katveeltanne katveiltanne
allative katveellenne katveillenne
essive katveenanne katveinanne
translative katveeksenne katveiksenne
abessive katveettanne katveittanne
instructive
comitative katveinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative katveensa katveensa
accusative nom. katveensa katveensa
gen. katveensa
genitive katveensa katveidensa
katveittensa
partitive katvettaan
katvettansa
katveitaan
katveitansa
inessive katveessaan
katveessansa
katveissaan
katveissansa
elative katveestaan
katveestansa
katveistaan
katveistansa
illative katveeseensa katveisiinsa
katveihinsa
adessive katveellaan
katveellansa
katveillaan
katveillansa
ablative katveeltaan
katveeltansa
katveiltaan
katveiltansa
allative katveelleen
katveellensa
katveilleen
katveillensa
essive katveenaan
katveenansa
katveinaan
katveinansa
translative katveekseen
katveeksensa
katveikseen
katveiksensa
abessive katveettaan
katveettansa
katveittaan
katveittansa
instructive
comitative katveineen
katveinensa

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compounds

References

  • 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

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