ahne
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahnëh (“greedy”), from both *ahnas (“greedy, voracious; eager”), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)aćHnas, and the suffix *-ëh. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɑhne
- Hyphenation: ah‧ne
Adjective edit
ahne (genitive ahne, partitive ahnet, comparative ahnem, superlative kõige ahnem)
- greedy (having greed; consumed by selfish desires)
- tuntud heategija osutus ahneks suliks ― the well-known benefactor turned out to be a greedy fool
- kaupmees on jälle hindu tõstnud – kui ahneks võib minna? ― the merchant has raised prices again - how greedy can you be?
- jõin allikavett ahnete sõõmudega ― I drank the spring water with greedy gulps
- Synonym: söölas
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References edit
- ahne in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “ahne”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “ahne”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *ahnëh. Equivalent to ahn- + -e; a variant of ahnas (which see for more).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ahne (comparative ahneempi, superlative ahnein)
Declension edit
Inflection of ahne (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ahne | ahneet | |
genitive | ahneen | ahneiden ahneitten | |
partitive | ahnetta | ahneita | |
illative | ahneeseen | ahneisiin ahneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ahne | ahneet | |
accusative | nom. | ahne | ahneet |
gen. | ahneen | ||
genitive | ahneen | ahneiden ahneitten | |
partitive | ahnetta | ahneita | |
inessive | ahneessa | ahneissa | |
elative | ahneesta | ahneista | |
illative | ahneeseen | ahneisiin ahneihin | |
adessive | ahneella | ahneilla | |
ablative | ahneelta | ahneilta | |
allative | ahneelle | ahneille | |
essive | ahneena | ahneina | |
translative | ahneeksi | ahneiksi | |
abessive | ahneetta | ahneitta | |
instructive | — | ahnein | |
comitative | — | ahneine |
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Further reading edit
- “ahne”, 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 2023-07-02
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ahne
- inflection of ahnen: