ahne

See also: Ahne and AHNE

Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahnëh (greedy), from both *ahnas (greedy, voracious; eager), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)aćHnas, and the suffix *-ëh. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhne/, [ˈɑhne̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhne
  • Hyphenation: ah‧ne

Adjective

ahne (genitive ahne, partitive ahnet, comparative ahnem, superlative kõige ahnem)

  1. greedy (having greed; consumed by selfish desires)
    tuntud heategija osutus ahneks suliksthe well-known benefactor turned out to be a greedy fool
    kaupmees on jälle hindu tõstnud – kui ahneks võib minna?the merchant has raised prices again - how greedy can you be?
    jõin allikavett ahnete sõõmudegaI drank the spring water with greedy gulps
    Synonym: söölas
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Declension

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Derived terms

  • ahnelt, ahnus (greedily)

References

  • ahne in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • ahne”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • ahne”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahnëh. Equivalent to ahn- + -e; a variant of ahnas (which see for more).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhneˣ/, [ˈɑ̝xne̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhne
  • Syllabification(key): ah‧ne

Adjective

ahne (comparative ahneempi, superlative ahnein)

  1. greedy

Declension

Inflection of ahne (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative ahne ahneet
genitive ahneen ahneiden
ahneitten
partitive ahnetta ahneita
illative ahneeseen ahneisiin
ahneihin
singular plural
nominative ahne ahneet
accusative nom. ahne ahneet
gen. ahneen
genitive ahneen ahneiden
ahneitten
partitive ahnetta ahneita
inessive ahneessa ahneissa
elative ahneesta ahneista
illative ahneeseen ahneisiin
ahneihin
adessive ahneella ahneilla
ablative ahneelta ahneilta
allative ahneelle ahneille
essive ahneena ahneina
translative ahneeksi ahneiksi
abessive ahneetta ahneitta
instructive ahnein
comitative ahneine
Possessive forms of ahne (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ahneeni ahneeni
accusative nom. ahneeni ahneeni
gen. ahneeni
genitive ahneeni ahneideni
ahneitteni
partitive ahnettani ahneitani
inessive ahneessani ahneissani
elative ahneestani ahneistani
illative ahneeseeni ahneisiini
ahneihini
adessive ahneellani ahneillani
ablative ahneeltani ahneiltani
allative ahneelleni ahneilleni
essive ahneenani ahneinani
translative ahneekseni ahneikseni
abessive ahneettani ahneittani
instructive
comitative ahneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ahneesi ahneesi
accusative nom. ahneesi ahneesi
gen. ahneesi
genitive ahneesi ahneidesi
ahneittesi
partitive ahnettasi ahneitasi
inessive ahneessasi ahneissasi
elative ahneestasi ahneistasi
illative ahneeseesi ahneisiisi
ahneihisi
adessive ahneellasi ahneillasi
ablative ahneeltasi ahneiltasi
allative ahneellesi ahneillesi
essive ahneenasi ahneinasi
translative ahneeksesi ahneiksesi
abessive ahneettasi ahneittasi
instructive
comitative ahneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ahneemme ahneemme
accusative nom. ahneemme ahneemme
gen. ahneemme
genitive ahneemme ahneidemme
ahneittemme
partitive ahnettamme ahneitamme
inessive ahneessamme ahneissamme
elative ahneestamme ahneistamme
illative ahneeseemme ahneisiimme
ahneihimme
adessive ahneellamme ahneillamme
ablative ahneeltamme ahneiltamme
allative ahneellemme ahneillemme
essive ahneenamme ahneinamme
translative ahneeksemme ahneiksemme
abessive ahneettamme ahneittamme
instructive
comitative ahneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ahneenne ahneenne
accusative nom. ahneenne ahneenne
gen. ahneenne
genitive ahneenne ahneidenne
ahneittenne
partitive ahnettanne ahneitanne
inessive ahneessanne ahneissanne
elative ahneestanne ahneistanne
illative ahneeseenne ahneisiinne
ahneihinne
adessive ahneellanne ahneillanne
ablative ahneeltanne ahneiltanne
allative ahneellenne ahneillenne
essive ahneenanne ahneinanne
translative ahneeksenne ahneiksenne
abessive ahneettanne ahneittanne
instructive
comitative ahneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ahneensa ahneensa
accusative nom. ahneensa ahneensa
gen. ahneensa
genitive ahneensa ahneidensa
ahneittensa
partitive ahnettaan
ahnettansa
ahneitaan
ahneitansa
inessive ahneessaan
ahneessansa
ahneissaan
ahneissansa
elative ahneestaan
ahneestansa
ahneistaan
ahneistansa
illative ahneeseensa ahneisiinsa
ahneihinsa
adessive ahneellaan
ahneellansa
ahneillaan
ahneillansa
ablative ahneeltaan
ahneeltansa
ahneiltaan
ahneiltansa
allative ahneelleen
ahneellensa
ahneilleen
ahneillensa
essive ahneenaan
ahneenansa
ahneinaan
ahneinansa
translative ahneekseen
ahneeksensa
ahneikseen
ahneiksensa
abessive ahneettaan
ahneettansa
ahneittaan
ahneittansa
instructive
comitative ahneineen
ahneinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

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Verb

ahne

  1. inflection of ahnen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
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