kave

See also: kavé, kavě, kávě, and kávé

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kabëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skapiz (compare Proto-Germanic *skapą, Old English gesceap). Cognate with Estonian kabu, Karelian kaveh, Võro kabo and Proto-Samic *kuopës (“witch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʋeˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋe̞(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ɑʋe
Syllabification^(key): ka‧ve

Noun

kave

(Finnic mythology) a creature related to the moon, sky or air

Declension

Inflection of kave (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)
nominative		kave	kapeet
genitive		kapeen	kapeiden kapeitten
partitive		kavetta	kapeita
illative		kapeeseen	kapeisiin kapeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kave	kapeet
accusative	nom.	kave	kapeet
accusative	gen.	kapeen	kapeet
genitive		kapeen	kapeiden kapeitten
partitive		kavetta	kapeita
inessive		kapeessa	kapeissa
elative		kapeesta	kapeista
illative		kapeeseen	kapeisiin kapeihin
adessive		kapeella	kapeilla
ablative		kapeelta	kapeilta
allative		kapeelle	kapeille
essive		kapeena	kapeina
translative		kapeeksi	kapeiksi
abessive		kapeetta	kapeitta
instructive		—	kapein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kave (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapeeni	kapeeni
accusative	nom.	kapeeni	kapeeni
accusative	gen.	kapeeni	kapeeni
genitive		kapeeni	kapeideni kapeitteni
partitive		kavettani	kapeitani
inessive		kapeessani	kapeissani
elative		kapeestani	kapeistani
illative		kapeeseeni	kapeisiini kapeihini
adessive		kapeellani	kapeillani
ablative		kapeeltani	kapeiltani
allative		kapeelleni	kapeilleni
essive		kapeenani	kapeinani
translative		kapeekseni	kapeikseni
abessive		kapeettani	kapeittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kapeineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapeesi	kapeesi
accusative	nom.	kapeesi	kapeesi
accusative	gen.	kapeesi	kapeesi
genitive		kapeesi	kapeidesi kapeittesi
partitive		kavettasi	kapeitasi
inessive		kapeessasi	kapeissasi
elative		kapeestasi	kapeistasi
illative		kapeeseesi	kapeisiisi kapeihisi
adessive		kapeellasi	kapeillasi
ablative		kapeeltasi	kapeiltasi
allative		kapeellesi	kapeillesi
essive		kapeenasi	kapeinasi
translative		kapeeksesi	kapeiksesi
abessive		kapeettasi	kapeittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kapeinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapeemme	kapeemme
accusative	nom.	kapeemme	kapeemme
accusative	gen.	kapeemme	kapeemme
genitive		kapeemme	kapeidemme kapeittemme
partitive		kavettamme	kapeitamme
inessive		kapeessamme	kapeissamme
elative		kapeestamme	kapeistamme
illative		kapeeseemme	kapeisiimme kapeihimme
adessive		kapeellamme	kapeillamme
ablative		kapeeltamme	kapeiltamme
allative		kapeellemme	kapeillemme
essive		kapeenamme	kapeinamme
translative		kapeeksemme	kapeiksemme
abessive		kapeettamme	kapeittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kapeinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapeenne	kapeenne
accusative	nom.	kapeenne	kapeenne
accusative	gen.	kapeenne	kapeenne
genitive		kapeenne	kapeidenne kapeittenne
partitive		kavettanne	kapeitanne
inessive		kapeessanne	kapeissanne
elative		kapeestanne	kapeistanne
illative		kapeeseenne	kapeisiinne kapeihinne
adessive		kapeellanne	kapeillanne
ablative		kapeeltanne	kapeiltanne
allative		kapeellenne	kapeillenne
essive		kapeenanne	kapeinanne
translative		kapeeksenne	kapeiksenne
abessive		kapeettanne	kapeittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kapeinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapeensa	kapeensa
accusative	nom.	kapeensa	kapeensa
accusative	gen.	kapeensa	kapeensa
genitive		kapeensa	kapeidensa kapeittensa
partitive		kavettaan kavettansa	kapeitaan kapeitansa
inessive		kapeessaan kapeessansa	kapeissaan kapeissansa
elative		kapeestaan kapeestansa	kapeistaan kapeistansa
illative		kapeeseensa	kapeisiinsa kapeihinsa
adessive		kapeellaan kapeellansa	kapeillaan kapeillansa
ablative		kapeeltaan kapeeltansa	kapeiltaan kapeiltansa
allative		kapeelleen kapeellensa	kapeilleen kapeillensa
essive		kapeenaan kapeenansa	kapeinaan kapeinansa
translative		kapeekseen kapeeksensa	kapeikseen kapeiksensa
abessive		kapeettaan kapeettansa	kapeittaan kapeittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kapeineen kapeinensa

Italian

Noun

kave f

plural of kava

Middle English

Noun

kave

Alternative form of cave

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kafa.

Verb

kave (imperative kav, present tense kaver, passive kaves, simple past kava or kavet or kavde, past participle kava or kavet or kavd, present participle kavende)

to flail, strike (air, water)
to snatch (etter / at)
to paw, scrape
to struggle, toil
to flounder

References

“kave” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“kave_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kafafjúk. Connected to Old Norse kóf. Compare Icelandic kafi and Faroese kavi.

Noun

kave m (definite singular kaven, indefinite plural kavar, definite plural kavane)

snow
Synonym: snø

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kafa.

Verb

kave (present tense kavar, past tense kava, past participle kava, passive infinitive kavast, present participle kavande, imperative kave/kav)

Alternative form of kava

References

“kave” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈka.ve]
Hyphenation: ka‧ve

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kawe. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻawe and Samoan 'ave.

Verb

kave

(transitive) to bring
(transitive) to carry
(transitive) to send

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *kawe. Cognates include Tahitian 'ave and Samoan 'ave.

Noun

kave

beam, ray

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 157

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