eaves

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːvz

Noun

eaves (plural only)

1. The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building

Related terms

• eavesdrop
• eaves trough

Translations

underside of a roof

Bulgarian: стряха (bg) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 屋檐 (zh) (wūyán), 檐 (zh) (yán) Finnish: räystäs (sg) French: avant-toit (fr) m. Italian: gronda f. (sg), grondaia (it) f.

Polish: okap (pl) m. Russian: карниз (ru) (karníz) m., свес крыши (ru) (sv'es krýši) m., стрехá (ru) (strehá) f. Serbian: streha (sg), streja (sg) Spanish: alero (es) m. Swedish: ofs (sv) c., hofs (sv) c.