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kuve

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kubëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hupiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuʋeˣ/, [ˈkuʋe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uʋe
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ve
  • Hyphenation(key): ku‧ve

Noun

kuve

  1. loin (part of the body between the ribs and hips)
  2. beef flank
  3. (figurative) immediate vicinity

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kubëh. Cognates include Finnish kuve and Estonian kube.

Pronunciation

Noun

kuve

  1. side (body part)

Declension

More information Declension of (type 6/lähe, p-v gradation, gemination), singular ...
More information Soikkola declension of (type 6/lähe, p-v gradation, gemination), singular ...

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 224
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