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Definitions and meaning of neve

neve

Etymology

From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. The word also exists in Kurdish as nevî (“grandson, grandchild”). Today mostly displaced by its cognate nephew (from Old French neveu). Compare nift (“niece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

neve (plural neves)

1. (rare or obsolete) Nephew.
2. (rare or obsolete) A male cousin.
3. (rare or obsolete) A grandson.
4. (rare) A spendthrift.

Related terms

• nift
• nevvy, neffy

Anagrams

• Even, eevn, even, even-

Aiwoo

Noun

neve

1. bone (of mammals, birds)

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Albanian

Etymology

An innovation stemming from Early Proto-Albanian *nōhōn. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *nasъ (“our”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɛvɛ/

Pronoun

neve

1. (to) us; dative of ne

References

Cheyenne

Numeral

neve

1. four

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese neve (“snow”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛbe/ [ˈnɛ.β̞ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɛbe
• Hyphenation: ne‧ve

Noun

neve f (plural neves)

1. snow

Derived terms

• As Neves
• bola de neve
• casa da neve
• neveira

Related terms

• nevada
• nevar
• nevarada
• nevarisca
• Niveiro

Verb

neve

1. inflection of nevar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

References

• “neve” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “neve” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “neue” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “neve” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “neve” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “neve” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese neve. Cognate with Kabuverdianu neva.

Noun

neve

1. snow

Hungarian

Etymology

név +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛvɛ]
• Hyphenation: ne‧ve

Noun

neve

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of név

   Mi a neve? ― What is your name? (formal) / What is his/her/its name?

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nivem, from Proto-Italic *sniks, from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs. Compare Portuguese neve, Spanish nieve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.ve/
• Rhymes: -eve
• Hyphenation: né‧ve

Noun

neve f (plural nevi)

1. (weather) snow
2. (slang, uncountable) snow (cocaine)

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

• coltre
• ghiaccio
• imbiancare
• manto
• sci
• slavina
• snowboard
• valanga

Further reading

• neve in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• vene

Latin

Alternative forms

• neu

Etymology

From nē +‎ -ve.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈneː.u̯e/, [ˈneːu̯ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ve/, [ˈnɛːve]

Conjunction

nēve

1. and not, or not (nor)

References

• “neve”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “neve”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• neve in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French neveu.

Noun

neve

1. nephew

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nefo, nevo, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.

Noun

nēve m

1. male relative
   1. male cousin
   2. nephew
   3. grandson

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: neef
  • Afrikaans: neef
  • → Papiamentu: neefie (dated)
  • → Sranan Tongo: nefo, neifo
    • → Dutch: niffo
  • → West Frisian: neef
• Limburgish: naef

Further reading

• “neve”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “neve”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English nefa, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô.

Alternative forms

• neave, neva, nefa, newe, neafe, nefe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛːv(ə)/

Noun

neve (plural neves)

1. A nephew (offspring of one's sibling)
2. One's offspring or descendants.
3. (rare) A neve or profligate; an overspender.

Descendants

• English: neve

References

• “nēve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hnefi; further etymology is unknown.

Alternative forms

• nefe, neffe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛːv(ə)/, /ˈnɛːf(ə)/

Noun

neve (plural neves)

1. nief, fist (hand with clenched fingers)

Descendants

• English: nieve, nief, nief (dialectal)
• Scots: nieve, neive

References

• “nēve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hnefi.

Noun

neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural never, definite plural nevene)

1. a fist (clenched hand)

Derived terms

• knyttneve
• nevekamp

References

• “neve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• nåvå (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse hnefi.

Noun

neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural nevar, definite plural nevane)

1. a fist (clenched hand)

Derived terms

• nevekamp

References

• “neve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.

Noun

neve f (plural *neves)

1. snow

Related terms

• *nevar (“to snow”)

Descendants

• Fala: nevi
• Galician: neve
• Portuguese: neve
  • Kabuverdianu: nevi

References

• "neve" in UC/Glosario, s.v. xxx, in Ferreiro, Manuel (dir.) (2014): Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa. Universidade da Coruña.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese neve, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ne‧ve

Noun

neve f (plural neves)

1. snow
   • 1902, Fernando Pessoa, Quando ela passa:

Related terms

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: nevi

See also

Further reading

• “neve” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Etymology 2

Verb

neve

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of nevar

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French neveu.

Noun

neve

1. nephew

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

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