helve
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See also: Helve
Etymology
From Middle English helfe, helve; from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją. Probably cognate to English half.
Pronunciation
Noun
helve (plural helves)
- The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
- 1917, Robert Frost, "The Ax-helve":
- It was the bad ax-helve someone had sold me— / “Made on machine,” he said, plowing the grain […]
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 847:
- Happily they were only sketchily armed, the group-leaders carried pistols and pick-helves.
- A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Translations
Verb
helve (third-person singular simple present helves, present participle helving, simple past and past participle helved)
- (transitive) To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.
Translations
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *helbeh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (whence Old High German helwa, helawa), or alternatively a more recent Germanic borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
helve
Declension
| Inflection of helve (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | helve | helpeet | |
| genitive | helpeen | helpeiden helpeitten | |
| partitive | helvettä | helpeitä | |
| illative | helpeeseen | helpeisiin helpeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | helve | helpeet | |
| accusative | nom. | helve | helpeet |
| gen. | helpeen | ||
| genitive | helpeen | helpeiden helpeitten | |
| partitive | helvettä | helpeitä | |
| inessive | helpeessä | helpeissä | |
| elative | helpeestä | helpeistä | |
| illative | helpeeseen | helpeisiin helpeihin | |
| adessive | helpeellä | helpeillä | |
| ablative | helpeeltä | helpeiltä | |
| allative | helpeelle | helpeille | |
| essive | helpeenä | helpeinä | |
| translative | helpeeksi | helpeiksi | |
| abessive | helpeettä | helpeittä | |
| instructive | — | helpein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “helve”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *helbeh. Cognates include Finnish helve and Estonian helves.
Pronunciation
Noun
helve
Declension
| Declension of helve (type 6/lähe, p-v gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | helve | helpeet |
| genitive | helpeen | helpein |
| partitive | helvettä | helpeitä |
| illative | helpeesse | helpeisse |
| inessive | helpees | helpeis |
| elative | helpeest | helpeist |
| allative | helpeelle | helpeille |
| adessive | helpeel | helpeil |
| ablative | helpeelt | helpeilt |
| translative | helpeeks | helpeiks |
| essive | helpeennä, helpeen | helpeinnä, helpein |
| exessive1) | helpeent | helpeint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 35
Adjective
helve
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English hielfe, from Proto-West Germanic *halbī.
Pronunciation
Noun
helve
- helve (grip of an implement)
Descendants
References
- “helve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-06.
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