uve

See also: -uve

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ube/, [u.β̞e̞]

Noun

uve inan

1. The name of the Latin-script letter V.

Declension

Declension of uve (inanimate, ending in vowel)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	uve	uvea	uveak
ergative	uvek	uveak	uveek
dative	uveri	uveari	uveei
genitive	uveren	uvearen	uveen
comitative	uverekin	uvearekin	uveekin
causative	uverengatik	uvearengatik	uveengatik
benefactive	uverentzat	uvearentzat	uveentzat
instrumental	uvez	uveaz	uveez
inessive	uvetan	uvean	uveetan
locative	uvetako	uveko	uveetako
allative	uvetara	uvera	uveetara
terminative	uvetaraino	uveraino	uveetaraino
directive	uvetarantz	uverantz	uveetarantz
destinative	uvetarako	uverako	uveetarako
ablative	uvetatik	uvetik	uveetatik
partitive	uverik	—	—
prolative	uvetzat	—	—

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta

Finnish

FWOTD – 4 January 2023

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuʋeˣ/, [ˈuʋe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uʋe
• Syllabification^(key): u‧ve

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Proto-Uralic *uwa (“stream”) with the suffix +‎ -e, either an irregular retention form (compare vuo, vuotaa) or based on a stem re-loaned from early Samic (compare old Southern Sami uwe (“stream”)).

Noun

uve

1. A hole in the ice of a lake or other body of water, created by water flowing from below the ice.

   Synonyms: uveavanto, uhkuavanto

   • 1859, August Ahlqvist, Muistelmia matkoilta Venäjällä vuosina 1854-1858, Viides kirja:

     Edellisten päivien leudot ilmat olivat vaikuttaneet sen, että Volgan jää oli syvän uve-veden vallassa – –

     The mild temperature of the previous days had had the effect of the ice on the Volga now being covered in deep water from the holes in it – –

Declension

Inflection of uve (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)
nominative		uve	upeet
genitive		upeen	upeiden upeitten
partitive		uvetta	upeita
illative		upeeseen	upeisiin upeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		uve	upeet
accusative	nom.	uve	upeet
	gen.	upeen
genitive		upeen	upeiden upeitten
partitive		uvetta	upeita
inessive		upeessa	upeissa
elative		upeesta	upeista
illative		upeeseen	upeisiin upeihin
adessive		upeella	upeilla
ablative		upeelta	upeilta
allative		upeelle	upeille
essive		upeena	upeina
translative		upeeksi	upeiksi
instructive		—	upein
abessive		upeetta	upeitta
comitative		—	upeineen

Possessive forms of uve (type hame)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	upeeni	upeemme
2nd person	upeesi	upeenne
3rd person	upeensa

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *ubeh. Cognate with Ingrian uve, Karelian uveh, Livvi uveh, Ludian ubeh and Veps ubeh.

Noun

uve

1. (dialectal, poetic) stallion
   • 1903, Eino Leino, Helkavirsiä I, Pyhä Yrjänä:

     Kannusti uvetta urho, ajoi tapparan teriä, tuli Ruijan rantamalle, missä hyrskyi aalto hyinen, meri selkeä sinerti.

Declension

Inflection of uve (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)
nominative		uve	upeet
genitive		upeen	upeiden upeitten
partitive		uvetta	upeita
illative		upeeseen	upeisiin upeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		uve	upeet
accusative	nom.	uve	upeet
	gen.	upeen
genitive		upeen	upeiden upeitten
partitive		uvetta	upeita
inessive		upeessa	upeissa
elative		upeesta	upeista
illative		upeeseen	upeisiin upeihin
adessive		upeella	upeilla
ablative		upeelta	upeilta
allative		upeelle	upeille
essive		upeena	upeina
translative		upeeksi	upeiksi
instructive		—	upein
abessive		upeetta	upeitta
comitative		—	upeineen

Possessive forms of uve (type hame)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	upeeni	upeemme
2nd person	upeesi	upeenne
3rd person	upeensa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ubeh. Cognates include dialectal Finnish uve and Veps ubeh.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈuʋe/, [ˈuʋe̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈuʋe/, [ˈuʋe̞]
• Rhymes: -uʋe
• Hyphenation: u‧ve

Noun

uve

1. stallion
2. villain, crook

Declension

Declension of uve (type 6/lähe, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	uve	uvveet
genitive	uvveen	uvvein
partitive	uvetta	uvveita
illative	uvveesse	uvveisse
inessive	uvvees	uvveis
elative	uvveest	uvveist
allative	uvveelle	uvveille
adessive	uvveel	uvveil
ablative	uvveelt	uvveilt
translative	uvveeks	uvveiks
essive	uvveenna, uvveen	uvveinna, uvvein
exessive1)	uvveent	uvveint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (stallion): ori, jaati
• (villain): konna

Coordinate terms

• (male horse): tamma (“mare”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 626

Italian

Noun

uve f pl

1. plural of uva

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• ue
• ube

Etymology

From Latin ubi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈube/

Conjunction

uve

1. where

   Synonym: unde

Adverb

uve

1. (interrogative) where, whereabouts

Related terms

• ite/chite
• cale
• proite/abbite
• cando
• cantu
• comente
• chie/chene/chine

Spanish

Etymology

From u (“u”) ve (“v”), as in a recitation of the alphabet, to distinguish from the homophone be (“b”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈube/ [ˈu.β̞e]

• Audio (Spain)

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• Rhymes: -ube
• Syllabification: u‧ve

Noun

uve f (plural uves)

1. (Spain) The name of the Latin-script letter V.

   Synonyms: ve, ve corta, ve baja, ve chica, ve de vaca

Derived terms

• uve doble / doble uve

Further reading

• “uve”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːvé/

Noun

ûvé class 11 (plural ízimvé class 10)

1. African paradise-flycatcher

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uve	izimve
Locative	oveni	ezimveni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uve		izimve
Simple form	luve		zimve
Locative	oveni		ezimveni
Copulative	wuve		yizimve
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wove	owove	wezimve	owezimve
Class 2	bove	above	bezimve	abezimve
Class 3	wove	owove	wezimve	owezimve
Class 4	yove	eyove	yezimve	eyezimve
Class 5	love	elove	lezimve	elezimve
Class 6	ove	awove	ezimve	awezimve
Class 7	sove	esove	sezimve	esezimve
Class 8	zove	ezove	zezimve	ezezimve
Class 9	yove	eyove	yezimve	eyezimve
Class 10	zove	ezove	zezimve	ezezimve
Class 11	love	olove	lwezimve	olwezimve
Class 14	bove	obove	bezimve	obezimve
Class 15	kove	okove	kwezimve	okwezimve
Class 17	kove	okove	kwezimve	okwezimve

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ve”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ve (2.6.8-3)”