ve – Wiktionary

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ve

English

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Etymology

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The earliest known proposal of ve as a pronoun was by Philogus, in the July 1864 periodical of The Ladies’ Repository, alongside possessive form vis and objective form vim. Philogus, calling it a “much-needed word,” presented ve as an alternative to using “he or she,” singular they, or one in sentences without a specified gender.[1] On 8 May 1970, Varda One proposed ve alongside vis and ver in a feminist article titled “Manglish.”[2] Writer Keri Hulme used the same pronouns in her 1984 novel The Bone People, and Greg Egan used them in his novels Distress (1995) and Diaspora (1998).

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ve (third-person singular, nominative case, accusative ver, possessive adjective vis, possessive noun vers, reflexive verself)

1. (

   rare

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   epicene

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   nonstandard

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   they.Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular

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1. ^ The Ladies’ Repository, July 1864, p. 439.

   Philogus. “Notes and Queries: An Epicene Personal Pronoun Needed.”, July 1864, p. 439. Archived here

2. ^

   Verda One. “Manglish.” Everywoman, 8 May 1970, p. 2.

Aiwoo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *poli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli.

Verb

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ve

1. to buy

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• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic’s Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

Albanian

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• (

  Gheg

  )

  : vo

• (

  Shkodër

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  : vø

• (

  Arbëresh

  )

  : vö

Etymology 1

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From Old Tosk *vae, from Old Albanian vōe (still at Malagija),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”). Orel, citing Bopp, Camarda and Çabej, argues the Old Albanian word descends from a borrowing from Latin ōvum.[2] The PIE etymology was earlier supported by Norbert Jokl.

Noun

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ve f (indefinite plural ve, definite singular veja, definite plural vetë)

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Etymology 2

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Vowel shortened from dialectal vē (identical to plural), from dialectal vejë, from Proto-Albanian *widewā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (compare English widow, Latin vidua).

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Adjective

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i ve m (feminine e ve, masculine plural të ve)

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ve f (indefinite plural va)

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1. ^

   Martin E. Huld, Basic Albanian Etymologies (Columbus, OH: Slavica, 1984), 125.

2. ^

   ve

   ”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 497Orel, Vladimir (1998), “”, in, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill,, page 497

Catalan

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ve f (plural ves)

1. V

   The name of the Latin-script letter

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In some dialects of Catalan, the sounds associated with the letter b and the letter v are the same: [β]. In order to differentiate the names be and ve in those dialects, the letters are often called be alta (“high B”) and ve baixa (“low V”).

Verb

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ve

1. venir

   third-person singular present indicative form of

Czech

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• IPA(key):

  [ˈvɛ]

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Preposition

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ve

Usage notes

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• The more usual form is v, while ve is used before words starting with f, v, w and certain consonant clusters.

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vei, from Proto-Germanic *wai.

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Noun

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ve (singular definite veen, plural indefinite veer)

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Declension of ve

common
gender

Singular
Plural
indefinite
definite
indefinite
definite
nominative

ve

veen
veer
veerne
genitive
ves
veens
veers
veernes

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East Masela

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Noun

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ve

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Esperanto

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Borrowed from German weh, from Proto-Germanic *wai, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wáy (“oh!; woe!; alas!”). Compare Yiddish וויי‎‎ (vey‎), Dutch wee, Latin vae, Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí), Spanish guay, Italian guai, dialectal French vé, Welsh gwae, Latvian vai, Persian وای‎ (vây), Arabic وَيْل‎ (wayl).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key):

  [ve]

• Hyphenation: ve

• Audio:

Interjection

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ve

Faroese

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Latin vē.

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ve n (genitive singular ves, plural ve)

1. V

   The name of the Latin-script letter

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Declension of ve

n3

singular

plural

indefinite

definite

indefinite

definite

nominative

ve

veið

ve

veini
accusative

ve

veið

ve

veini
dative
vei
veinum
veum
veunum
genitive
ves
vesins
vea
veanna

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• (

  archaic

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  vaffvavv

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French

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Noun

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ve (plural ves)

1. veuve

   Abbreviation of

Galician

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Verb

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ve

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French ver (“worm”).

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ve

Ido

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Etymology

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From Esperanto ve, from German weh. Compare also Latin vae.

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Noun

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ve (plural ve-i)

1. V/v.

   The name of the Latin script letter

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Interjection

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ve

1. alas, oh dear

   Ve! Me obliviis la furnelo acendite!

   Oh dear! I forgot the stove on!

Italian

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ve

1. vi

   (

   “

   to you

   ”

   )

   Alternative form of

   Ve lo consiglio ―

   I recommend it (to you)

   Ve ne ne sarei molto grato ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Used when followed by a third-person direct object clitic (lo, la, li, le, or ne).

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Italian personal pronouns

Number
Person
Gender
Nominative
Reflexive
Accusative
Dative
Conjunctive
Disjunctive
Locative
Partitive

Singular
first
—

io
mim’-mi
me
me
—

second
—

tu
tit’-ti
te
te

third

m

lui
si2, s’-si
lol’-lo
gli-gli
gliese2

luisé
cic’
viv’

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nen’

f

leiLei1
laLa1, l’L’1, -la-La1
le3, Le1, -le3, -Le1

leiLei1, sé

Plural
first
—

noi
cic’-ci
ce
noi
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second
—

voiVoi4
viVi4, v’V’4, -vi-Vi4

ve

voiVoi4

third

m

loroLoro1
sis’-si
liLi1, -li-Li1
gli-gliloro

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formal

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,
Loro1

gliese
loroLoro1, sé
cic’
viv’

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formal

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nen’

f

leLe1, -le-Le1

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Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead.

2
Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive.

3
Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language.

4
Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous).

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Romanization

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ve

1. ゔぇRōmaji transcription of
2. ゑ゙Rōmaji transcription of
3. ヴェRōmaji transcription of
4. ヹRōmaji transcription of

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Particle

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ve

1. particle used after a verb similar in fuction to English “to”. E.g. “ha ve” = “to winnow”
2. Relativizer particle

Middle English

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Pronoun

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ve

1. we

   (

   “

   we

   ”

   )

   Alternative form of

Neapolitan

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Pronoun

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ve

1. you (formal or plural, reflexive or dative or accusative)

Coordinate terms

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Number
Person
Nominative
Accusative
Dative
Reflexive
Possessive
Prepositional

singular

first-person

ioi’
me
mìomìamiejemeje
meméne

second-person, familiar

tu
te
tùjotòjatùojetòje
teténe

second-person, formal

vuje

ve

vuóstovóstavuóstevóste
vuje

third-person, masculine

ìsso
‘o‘ulolu
‘i‘elile
se
sùjosòjasùojesòje
ìsso

third-person, feminine

éssa
‘ala
‘ele
éssa

plural

first-person

nuje
ce
nuóstonòstanuóstenòste
nuje

second-person, plural

vuje

ve

vuóstovòstavuóstevòste
vuje

third-person, masculine

ìsse
‘i‘elile
llòro
se
llòroinvariable)

llòro

third-person, feminine

llòro
‘ele

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vei, væ, from Proto-Germanic *wai.

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Noun

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ve m (definite singular veen, indefinite plural vear, definite plural veane)

ve n (definite singular veet, indefinite plural ve, definite plural vea)

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From Old Norse vé, from Proto-Germanic *wīhą.

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ve n (definite singular veet, indefinite plural ve, definite plural vea)

1. (

   historical

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   in Norse times

   in Norse times

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   holy place, place of offering

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• “ve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

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Noun

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ve f (plural ves)

1. vee

   (

   the letter v, V

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Adverb

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ve (Cyrillic spelling ве)

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Slovene

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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vẹ̑

1. you (feminine and neuter plural, more than two)

2. (

   formal

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   you (feminine and neuter singular)

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Declension of ve (irregular, suppletive)

singular

1st person

2nd person

reflexive

nominative

jàz
tí
—

accusative

méneme
tébete
sébese

genitive

méneme
tébete
sébese

dative

ménimi
tébiti
sébisi

locative

méni
tébi
sébi

instrumental

menójmáno
tebójtábo
sebójsábo

possessive

mój
tvój
svój

dual

1st person

2nd person

reflexive

nominative

mídva

m

, médvemídve

f or n

vídva

m

, védvevídve

f or n

—

accusative

náju
váju
sébese

genitive

náju
váju
sébese

dative

náma
váma
sébisi

locative

náju
váju
sébi

instrumental

náma
váma
sebójsábo

possessive

nájin
vájin
svój

plural

1st person

2nd person

reflexive

nominative

mí

m

, mé

f or n

ví

m

,

vé

f or n

—

accusative

nàs
vàs
sébese

genitive

nàs
vàs
sébese

dative

nàm
vàm
sébisi

locative

nàs
vàs
sébi

instrumental

nàmi
vàmi
sebójsábo

possessive

nàš
vàš
svój

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Slovene personal pronouns

singular

dual

plural

1st person

m

jaz
midva
mi

f

medvemidve
me

2nd person

familiar

m

ti
vidva
vi

f

vedvevidve

ve

polite

m

vi
vidva
vi

f

vi
vedvevidve

ve

3rd person

m

on
onadva
oni

f

ona
onedveonidve
one

n

ono
onedveonidve
ona

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Verb

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ve

Usage notes

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• The voseo imperative of ir is typically replaced with the imperative of andar, that is andá.[1]

Noun

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ve f (plural ves)

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   ‎[1], accessed

   “Spanish from Argentina: That Voseo Thing”, in, accessed

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• “ve”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish ve, from Old Norse vei, væ, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Cognate with Danish ve, Icelandic vei, Old Saxon and Middle High German wê, German weh, Dutch wee, Old English wá, English woe, and also Latin vae. The interjection is original in Old Swedish. The noun might have appeared from that interjection or by loan from Middle Low German.

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ve

1. woe, pity you!

   ve dig!

   ack och ve!

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ve n

1. woe, misery

   ditt väl och ve

   your weal and woe, your fortune and misery

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Declension of ve 

Singular

Plural

Indefinite

Definite

Indefinite

Definite

Nominative

ve
ve
ve
ve

Genitive

ves
ves
ves
ves

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Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ve

1. V

   The name of the Latin-script letter

Etymology 2

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From Ottoman Turkish و‎ (ve), from Arabic وَ‎ (wa).

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Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Vietnamese ue. Probably onomatopoeic, from the cry of the cicada.

Noun

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(classifier con) ve • (蟡)

Etymology 2

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From French verre (“glass (substance); objects made of that substance”).

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ve • (䃣, 𡐮)

1. small bottle or jar
2. glass (substance) (only in the compound bi ve

   (

   “

   glass marble

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   )

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Verb

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ve • (𢠿)

1. (

   chiefly in compounds

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   to flirt

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Westrobothnian

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

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• (

  common

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  IPA(key):

  [ʋéː]

• (

  southern regional

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  IPA(key):

  [ʋíː]

• (

  rare, Kalix

  )

  , IPA(key):

  [wéː]

  Rhymes:

  -éː

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  unstressed

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  IPA(key):

  [ʋe̞]

  Rhymes:

  -ɛ

Pronoun

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ve

1. First person plural pronoun; we (singular jig, jeg).

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Etymology 2

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Preposition

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ve

1. wä

   (

   “

   with

   ”

   )

   Alternative form of

Etymology 3

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ve m

1. ved

   (

   “

   wood

   ”

   )

   Alternative form of