houve

Middle English

Alternative forms

hoove, how
hou (Scotland)

Etymology

From Old English hūfe (“a covering for the head”), from Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ (“hood, cowl”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“to bend, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch huif (“hood, tent”), German Haube (“hood, bonnet, cap”), Swedish huva (“hood, bonnet, cap”), Icelandic húfa (“cap”).

Noun

houve (plural houves)

(dialectal) A head covering of various kinds; a hood; a coif; a cap.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈow.ve/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈow.vɨ/
Homophones: ouve

Verb

houve

First-person singular (eu) preterite indicative of haver
Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) preterite indicative of haver

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