neve

Etymology

From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *nepoter-, *népōts, *nepo- (“grandchild, sister's son”). Cognate with West Frisian neef (“cousin, nephew”), Dutch neef (“cousin, nephew”), Low German neve (“nephew”), German Neffe (“nephew”), Icelandic nefi (“kinsman”). Compare nift. See also nephew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

neve (plural neves)

1. (rare or obsolete) Nephew.
   • 1920, Wilhelm Robert Richard Pinger, Laurence Sterne and Goethe:

     Iwein considers it his right and duty to avenge his neve, and is much exercised when Artûs proposes to go to the well with his full strength, for he apprehends that the king will give the distinction of the combat to his sister's son Gâwein.

2. (rare or obsolete) A male cousin.
   • 1988, Michael Tepper, New World immigrants:

     Still another passenger on the same ship was Gysbert Philips from Velthuysen, 24 years old, a "neve" ( nephew or cousin) of Cornelia Wynkoop.

3. (rare or obsolete) A grandson.
4. (rare) A spendthrift.

Anagrams

• Even, eevn, even, even-

Noun

neve

1. bone (of mammals, birds)

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese neve (“snow”), from Latin nix, nivem (“snow”).

Noun

neve f (plural neves)

1. snow

Verb

neve

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of nevar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of nevar

Etymology

név +‎ -e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛvɛ]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: ne‧ve

Noun

neve

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

   Mi a neve? ― What is your name? (formal)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.ve/, [ˈn̺eːve]

• Audio

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• Stress: néve
• Hyphenation: ne‧ve

Noun

neve f (plural nevi)

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

Anagrams

• vene

Etymology

nē +‎ -ve

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈneː.we/, [ˈneː.wɛ]

Conjunction

nēve

1. and not, or not

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

Etymology

From French neveu

Noun

neve

1. nephew

Reference

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

Etymology

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

Noun

nēve m

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

Further reading

• “neve”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “neve”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Etymology 1

From Old English nefa, nefe, from Proto-Germanic *nefô; compare Middle Dutch neve, Middle Low German neve, and Old Norse nefi.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hnefi; further etymology is unknown.

Etymology

From Old Norse hnefi.

Noun

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

1. a fist (clenched hand)

References

• “neve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse hnefi.

Noun

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

1. a fist (clenched hand)

References

• “neve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese neve (“snow”), from Latin nix, nivem (“snow”), from Proto-Italic *sniks (“snow”), from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (“snow”), derived from *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”). Cognate with Galician neve, Spanish nieve, Catalan neu, Occitan nèu, Italian neve and Romanian nea.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.vɨ/
• Hyphenation: ne‧ve

Noun

neve f (plural neves)

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

     Quando eu me sento à janela / P'los vidros qu'a neve embaça / Vejo a doce imagem d'ela / Quando passa… passa… passa…

     When I sit at the window / I see through the panes clouded by snow / The sweet image of her / When (she) passes… passes… passes…

Etymology

From French neveu

Noun

neve

1. nephew

Reference

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