mave

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish maghæ, from Old Norse magi (“stomach”), from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maːvə/, [ˈmæːwə], [ˈmæːʊ]

Noun

mave c (singular definite maven, plural indefinite maver)

  1. stomach
  2. tummy
  3. belly
  4. abdomen
  5. potbelly, paunch
Inflection
Declension of mave
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mave maven maver maverne
genitive maves mavens mavers mavernes
See also

Etymology 2

From the noun mave.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maːvɘ/, [ˈmæːwə]

Verb

mave (imperative mav, infinitive at mave, present tense maver, past tense mavede, perfect tense har mavet)

  1. (reflexive) to bellycrawl
Conjugation
Conjugation of mave
Active Passive
Infinitive mave maves
Present tense maver maves
Past tense mavede mavedes
Imperative mav -
Participle
Present mavende
Past mavet
Gerund maven

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Danish mave, which is from Old Norse magi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maː.ve/, [ˈmaː.ʋə]

Noun

mave m (definite singular maven, indefinite plural maver, definite plural mavene)

  1. abdomen, belly, stomach

References

“mave” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English mæw.

Noun

mave f (oblique plural maves, nominative singular mave, nominative plural maves)

  1. gull; seagull

Derived terms

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.