ahne

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahneh (“greedy”), from both *ahnas (“greedy, voracious; eager”), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)aćHnas, and the suffix *-eh. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhne/, [ˈɑhne̞]

• Rhymes: -ɑhne
• Hyphenation: ah‧ne

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 fool

   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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• ahnelt, ahnus (“greedily”)

• ahne in Sõnaveeb
• ahne in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
• ahne in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN

• hane

From Proto-Finnic *ahneh. Equivalent to ahn- +‎ -e; a variant of ahnas.

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

ahne (comparative ahneempi, superlative ahnein)

1. greedy

• ahnas
• nooli (Central and Northern Ostrobothnia)

• maaliahne
• rahanahne

• haen

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ahne

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