vave

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑʋeˣ/, [ˈʋɑʋe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋe
  • Syllabification(key): va‧ve

Noun

vave

  1. (dialectal, northern) A rod or stick attached in a horizontal position upon which fishing nets may be hung for drying.

Declension
Inflection of vave (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative vave vaveet
genitive vaveen vaveiden
vaveitten
partitive vavetta vaveita
illative vaveeseen vaveisiin
vaveihin
singular plural
nominative vave vaveet
accusative nom. vave vaveet
gen. vaveen
genitive vaveen vaveiden
vaveitten
partitive vavetta vaveita
inessive vaveessa vaveissa
elative vaveesta vaveista
illative vaveeseen vaveisiin
vaveihin
adessive vaveella vaveilla
ablative vaveelta vaveilta
allative vaveelle vaveille
essive vaveena vaveina
translative vaveeksi vaveiksi
instructive — vavein
abessive vaveetta vaveitta
comitative — vaveineen
Possessive forms of vave (type hame)
possessor singular plural
1st person vaveeni vaveemme
2nd person vaveesi vaveenne
3rd person vaveensa

Synonyms
  • vavekeppi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vave (present tense vavar, past tense vava, past participle vava, passive infinitive vavast, present participle vavande, imperative vave/vav)

  1. Alternative form of vava

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *wawe. Cognates include Hawaiian wawe and Samoan vave.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈva.ve/
  • Hyphenation: va‧ve

Noun

vave

  1. speed, quickness

Verb

vave (plural vavave)

  1. (stative) to be fast

Particle

vave

  1. Used before a verb to indicate that its action is in the near future; soon, in time

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 429
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