katve
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (whence e.g. English shade, shadow). No cognates in the other Finnic languages are known.
Noun
katve
- shade, shadow (relative darkness caused by the interruption of light)
- Istahdimme koivun katveeseen.
- We sat down in the shade of a birchtree.
- (military) dead angle
- blind spot (location where radio reception is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations)
- shadow (area protected by an obstacle)
- Vuoret sulkevat tien sateita tuovilta ilmamassoilta ja niiden taakse jää kuiva katve.
- The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a shadow of dryness behind them.
Declension
Inflection of katve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | katve | katveet | |
genitive | katveen | katveiden katveitten | |
partitive | katvetta | katveita | |
illative | katveeseen | katveisiin katveihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | katve | katveet | |
accusative | nom. | katve | katveet |
gen. | katveen | ||
genitive | katveen | katveiden katveitten | |
partitive | katvetta | katveita | |
inessive | katveessa | katveissa | |
elative | katveesta | katveista | |
illative | katveeseen | katveisiin katveihin | |
adessive | katveella | katveilla | |
ablative | katveelta | katveilta | |
allative | katveelle | katveille | |
essive | katveena | katveina | |
translative | katveeksi | katveiksi | |
abessive | katveetta | katveitta | |
instructive | — | katvein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN