# 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: /ˈɑhne/, [ˈɑhne̞]
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* Rhymes: -ɑhne
* Hyphenation: ah‧ne

### Adjective

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

or

#### 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: /ˈɑhneˣ/, [ˈɑ̝xne̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑhne
* Hyphenation: ah‧ne

### Adjective

ahne (comparative ahneempi, superlative ahnein)
* greedy

#### Declension

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
* maaliahne
* rahanahne

#### Related terms

* ahnas

### Further reading

* “ahne”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

ahne
* inflection of ahnen:
** first-person singular present
** singular imperative
** first/third-person singular subjunctive I