haave
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly derived from the same stem as haamu (with + -e), from haama ("shadow") with an irregular change -m- > -v-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]haave [with elative ‘of, regarding’; or with first infinitive ‘to do’]
- dream (hope, wish)
- Hän on minun haaveideni tyttö.
- She is the girl of my dreams.
- Ranskan-matka jäi haaveeksi.
- The trip to France remained a dream.
- daydream
- vision (ideal or a goal toward which one aspires)
- Hän työskenteli väsymättä haaveensa toteuttamiseksi.
- He worked tirelessly to fulfil his vision.
- velleity (slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain)
- Eilinen korkopäätös hävitti kaikki haaveet nopeasta elpymisestä.
- Yesterday's decision on interest rate ruined all velleity towards quick recovery.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of haave (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | haave | haaveet | |
genitive | haaveen | haaveiden haaveitten | |
partitive | haavetta | haaveita | |
illative | haaveeseen | haaveisiin haaveihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | haave | haaveet | |
accusative | nom. | haave | haaveet |
gen. | haaveen | ||
genitive | haaveen | haaveiden haaveitten | |
partitive | haavetta | haaveita | |
inessive | haaveessa | haaveissa | |
elative | haaveesta | haaveista | |
illative | haaveeseen | haaveisiin haaveihin | |
adessive | haaveella | haaveilla | |
ablative | haaveelta | haaveilta | |
allative | haaveelle | haaveille | |
essive | haaveena | haaveina | |
translative | haaveeksi | haaveiksi | |
abessive | haaveetta | haaveitta | |
instructive | — | haavein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
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Further reading
[edit]- “haave”, 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