kave

See also: kavé, kavě, kávě, and kávé

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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

1. (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
	gen.	kapeen
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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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

1. plural of kava

Middle English

Noun

kave

1. 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)

1. to flail, strike (air, water)
2. to snatch (etter / at)
3. to paw, scrape
4. to struggle, toil
5. 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)

1. 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)

1. 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

1. (transitive) to bring
2. (transitive) to carry
3. (transitive) to send

Derived terms

• kavega
• kāvega
• tala kave

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kave

1. beam, ray

References

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