katve

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtʋeˣ/, [ˈkɑt̪ʋe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtʋe
  • Syllabification(key): kat‧ve

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
instructive — katvein
abessive katveetta katveitta
comitative — katveineen
Possessive forms of katve (type hame)
possessor singular plural
1st person katveeni katveemme
2nd person katveesi katveenne
3rd person katveensa

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