ahne

See also: Ahne and AHNE

Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahnëh, from *ahnas (“greedy, voracious; eager”) ‎ *-ëh. Proto-Finnic *ahnas is borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)aćHnas. Cognate with Finnish ahne, Votic ahnõ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhne/, [ˈɑhne̞]

• Rhymes: -ɑhne
• Hyphenation: ah‧ne

Adjective

ahne (genitive ahne, partitive ahnet, comparative ahnem, superlative kõige ahnem)

1. greedy (having greed; consumed by selfish desires)

   tuntud heategija osutus ahneks suliks ― the well-known benefactor turned out to be a greedy swindler

   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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Declension

Declension of ahne (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ahne	ahned
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ahne
genitive			ahnete
partitive		ahnet	ahneid
illative		ahnesse	ahnetesse ahneisse
inessive		ahnes	ahnetes ahneis
elative		ahnest	ahnetest ahneist
allative		ahnele	ahnetele ahneile
adessive		ahnel	ahnetel ahneil
ablative		ahnelt	ahnetelt ahneilt
translative		ahneks	ahneteks ahneiks
terminative		ahneni	ahneteni
essive		ahnena	ahnetena
abessive		ahneta	ahneteta
comitative		ahnega	ahnetega

or

Declension of ahne (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ahne	ahned
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ahne
genitive			ahnete
partitive		ahnet	ahneid
illative		ahnesse	ahnetesse ahneisse
inessive		ahnes	ahnetes ahneis
elative		ahnest	ahnetest ahneist
allative		ahnele	ahnetele ahneile
adessive		ahnel	ahnetel ahneil
ablative		ahnelt	ahnetelt ahneilt
translative		ahneks	ahneteks ahneiks
terminative		ahneni	ahneteni
essive		ahnena	ahnetena
abessive		ahneta	ahneteta
comitative		ahnega	ahnetega

Derived terms

• ahnus (“greed”)
• ahnelt (“greedily”)

References

• 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
• “ahne”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

Anagrams

• hane

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahnëh. Equivalent to ahn- ‎ -e; a variant of ahnas (which see for more).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhneˣ/, [ˈɑ̝xne̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑhne
• Syllabification^(key): ah‧ne

Adjective

ahne (comparative ahneempi, superlative ahnein)

1. greedy

Declension

Inflection of ahne (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
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

Possessive forms of ahne (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahneeni ahneeni accusative nom. ahneeni ahneeni gen. ahneeni genitive ahneeni ahneideni ahneitteni partitive ahnettani ahneitani inessive ahneessani ahneissani elative ahneestani ahneistani illative ahneeseeni ahneisiini ahneihini adessive ahneellani ahneillani ablative ahneeltani ahneiltani allative ahneelleni ahneilleni essive ahneenani ahneinani translative ahneekseni ahneikseni abessive ahneettani ahneittani instructive — — comitative — ahneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahneesi ahneesi accusative nom. ahneesi ahneesi gen. ahneesi genitive ahneesi ahneidesi ahneittesi partitive ahnettasi ahneitasi inessive ahneessasi ahneissasi elative ahneestasi ahneistasi illative ahneeseesi ahneisiisi ahneihisi adessive ahneellasi ahneillasi ablative ahneeltasi ahneiltasi allative ahneellesi ahneillesi essive ahneenasi ahneinasi translative ahneeksesi ahneiksesi abessive ahneettasi ahneittasi instructive — — comitative — ahneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahneemme ahneemme accusative nom. ahneemme ahneemme gen. ahneemme genitive ahneemme ahneidemme ahneittemme partitive ahnettamme ahneitamme inessive ahneessamme ahneissamme elative ahneestamme ahneistamme illative ahneeseemme ahneisiimme ahneihimme adessive ahneellamme ahneillamme ablative ahneeltamme ahneiltamme allative ahneellemme ahneillemme essive ahneenamme ahneinamme translative ahneeksemme ahneiksemme abessive ahneettamme ahneittamme instructive — — comitative — ahneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahneenne ahneenne accusative nom. ahneenne ahneenne gen. ahneenne genitive ahneenne ahneidenne ahneittenne partitive ahnettanne ahneitanne inessive ahneessanne ahneissanne elative ahneestanne ahneistanne illative ahneeseenne ahneisiinne ahneihinne adessive ahneellanne ahneillanne ablative ahneeltanne ahneiltanne allative ahneellenne ahneillenne essive ahneenanne ahneinanne translative ahneeksenne ahneiksenne abessive ahneettanne ahneittanne instructive — — comitative — ahneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ahneensa ahneensa accusative nom. ahneensa ahneensa gen. ahneensa genitive ahneensa ahneidensa ahneittensa partitive ahnettaan ahnettansa ahneitaan ahneitansa inessive ahneessaan ahneessansa ahneissaan ahneissansa elative ahneestaan ahneestansa ahneistaan ahneistansa illative ahneeseensa ahneisiinsa ahneihinsa adessive ahneellaan ahneellansa ahneillaan ahneillansa ablative ahneeltaan ahneeltansa ahneiltaan ahneiltansa allative ahneelleen ahneellensa ahneilleen ahneillensa essive ahneenaan ahneenansa ahneinaan ahneinansa translative ahneekseen ahneeksensa ahneikseen ahneiksensa abessive ahneettaan ahneettansa ahneittaan ahneittansa instructive — — comitative — ahneineen ahneinensa

Derived terms

• ahneesti
• ahnehtia
• ahneus

 

compounds

• maaliahne
• rahanahne

 

Related terms

• ahnas

Further reading

• “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

Anagrams

• haen

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

ahne

1. inflection of ahnen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I