kave

== 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 Hyphenation(key): ka‧ve === Noun === kave (Finnic mythology) a creature related to the moon, sky or air ==== Declension ==== == 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[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 157