eve

See also Eve, and Ève

English

Etymology

From Middle English, compare the noun even

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

eve (plural eves)

1. The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
2. Evening, night.

Quotations

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Translations

day or night before

Bulgarian: навечерие (bg) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 前夕 (zh) (qiánxī), 前夜 (zh) (qiányè) Dutch: vooravond (nl) m., vigilie (nl) f. Finnish: aatto (fi) French: vigile (fr) f., veille (fr) f. German: Vorabend (de) m. Italian: vigilia (it) f. Japanese: 前夜 (ja) (ぜんや, zen'ya) Latin: vesper (la) m.

Maltese: lejliet Portuguese: véspera (pt) f. Russian: канун (ru) (kanún) m. Serbian: predvečerje, predveče Spanish: víspera (es) f., vigilia (es) f. Swedish: afton (sv) c. Turkish: arefe (tr), akşam (tr) Volapük: büsoar (vo)

New year's eve feast

French: réveillon (fr)

Latin: vespera (la) f., vesper (la) m. Portuguese: reveillon (pt)

Anagrams

• EeV
• vee

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Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeve/, SAMPA: /"EvE/

Cardinal number

eve

1. two

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Old French

Etymology

Latin aqua.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛvə/

Noun

eve f. (oblique plural eves, nominative singular eve, nominative plural eves)

1. Alternative form of iaue; water

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Turkish

Noun

eve

1. singular dative of ev