katve

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑtʋeˣ/

“katve” is a Finnish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

shade, shadow (relative darkness caused by the interruption of light)
dead angle
blind spot (location where radio reception is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations)
shadow (area protected by an obstacle)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *katvëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skaduz ~ *skadwaz (compare English shade, shadow). No cognates in the other Finnic languages are known.

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