karve

See also: karvė

English

Illustration of two karves equipped for war.

Alternative forms

• karvi

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse karfi, or one of its descendants, potentially Swedish karve, or Danish karve.

Noun

karve (plural karves)

1. (naval) a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship

Translations

ship

• Danish: karve
• Icelandic: karfi (is)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: karv

  Nynorsk: karv

• Old Norse: karfi
• Swedish: karve (sv)

  Old Swedish: karve

Danish

Etymology 1

From Low German karven, from Middle Low German kerven, from Old Saxon kervan, from Proto-West Germanic *kerban.

Verb

karve (imperative [please provide], infinitive at karve, present tense karver, past tense karvede, perfect tense har karvet)

1. to decorate by carving

References

• “karve” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Derived from Old Norse karfi.

Noun

karve (singular definite m, plural indefinite karve)

1. (naval) karve; a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karbëk, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian karpitnes (“lichen”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrʋeˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝rʋe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋe
• Syllabification^(key): kar‧ve
• Hyphenation^(key): kar‧ve

Noun

karve

1. Any lichen of the family Parmeliaceae; parmeliaceous lichen.

Declension

Inflection of karve (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)
nominative		karve	karpeet
genitive		karpeen	karpeiden karpeitten
partitive		karvetta	karpeita
illative		karpeeseen	karpeisiin karpeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karve	karpeet
accusative	nom.	karve	karpeet
	gen.	karpeen
genitive		karpeen	karpeiden karpeitten
partitive		karvetta	karpeita
inessive		karpeessa	karpeissa
elative		karpeesta	karpeista
illative		karpeeseen	karpeisiin karpeihin
adessive		karpeella	karpeilla
ablative		karpeelta	karpeilta
allative		karpeelle	karpeille
essive		karpeena	karpeina
translative		karpeeksi	karpeiksi
abessive		karpeetta	karpeitta
instructive		—	karpein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karpeeni karpeeni accusative nom. karpeeni karpeeni gen. karpeeni genitive karpeeni karpeideni karpeitteni partitive karvettani karpeitani inessive karpeessani karpeissani elative karpeestani karpeistani illative karpeeseeni karpeisiini karpeihini adessive karpeellani karpeillani ablative karpeeltani karpeiltani allative karpeelleni karpeilleni essive karpeenani karpeinani translative karpeekseni karpeikseni abessive karpeettani karpeittani instructive — — comitative — karpeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karpeesi karpeesi accusative nom. karpeesi karpeesi gen. karpeesi genitive karpeesi karpeidesi karpeittesi partitive karvettasi karpeitasi inessive karpeessasi karpeissasi elative karpeestasi karpeistasi illative karpeeseesi karpeisiisi karpeihisi adessive karpeellasi karpeillasi ablative karpeeltasi karpeiltasi allative karpeellesi karpeillesi essive karpeenasi karpeinasi translative karpeeksesi karpeiksesi abessive karpeettasi karpeittasi instructive — — comitative — karpeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karpeemme karpeemme accusative nom. karpeemme karpeemme gen. karpeemme genitive karpeemme karpeidemme karpeittemme partitive karvettamme karpeitamme inessive karpeessamme karpeissamme elative karpeestamme karpeistamme illative karpeeseemme karpeisiimme karpeihimme adessive karpeellamme karpeillamme ablative karpeeltamme karpeiltamme allative karpeellemme karpeillemme essive karpeenamme karpeinamme translative karpeeksemme karpeiksemme abessive karpeettamme karpeittamme instructive — — comitative — karpeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karpeenne karpeenne accusative nom. karpeenne karpeenne gen. karpeenne genitive karpeenne karpeidenne karpeittenne partitive karvettanne karpeitanne inessive karpeessanne karpeissanne elative karpeestanne karpeistanne illative karpeeseenne karpeisiinne karpeihinne adessive karpeellanne karpeillanne ablative karpeeltanne karpeiltanne allative karpeellenne karpeillenne essive karpeenanne karpeinanne translative karpeeksenne karpeiksenne abessive karpeettanne karpeittanne instructive — — comitative — karpeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karpeensa karpeensa accusative nom. karpeensa karpeensa gen. karpeensa genitive karpeensa karpeidensa karpeittensa partitive karvettaan karvettansa karpeitaan karpeitansa inessive karpeessaan karpeessansa karpeissaan karpeissansa elative karpeestaan karpeestansa karpeistaan karpeistansa illative karpeeseensa karpeisiinsa karpeihinsa adessive karpeellaan karpeellansa karpeillaan karpeillansa ablative karpeeltaan karpeeltansa karpeiltaan karpeiltansa allative karpeelleen karpeellensa karpeilleen karpeillensa essive karpeenaan karpeenansa karpeinaan karpeinansa translative karpeekseen karpeeksensa karpeikseen karpeiksensa abessive karpeettaan karpeettansa karpeittaan karpeittansa instructive — — comitative — karpeineen karpeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• karvejäkälä
• paisukarve

Further reading

• “karve”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• verka

Lithuanian

Noun

kárve

1. instrumental/vocative singular of kárvė (“cow”)

Old Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse karfi.

Noun

karve m

1. (naval) karve; a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish karve, from Old Norse karfi.

Noun

karve m

1. (naval) karve; a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship