イブ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Clipping of クリスマスイブ, from English Christmas Eve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ibɯ̟]

Noun

イブ • (ibu) 

1. Clipping of クリスマスイブ (“Christmas Eve”).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) イブ [íꜜbù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ibɯ̟]

• Homophones: 威武, 慰撫

Proper noun

イブ • (Ibu) 

1. Alternative form of イヴ (Ivu, “Eve”) (the first woman)
   • 1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “神さまごっこ [God Simulator]”, in カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing] (藤子不二雄 ＳＦ全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第一章, page 143:

     きみたちをアダムとイブと名づける　ぼくがきみたちをこさえたんだからね　この楽園で自由に楽しくくらしなさい　ひとつだけ注意しておく　この木の実だけは絶対に食べてはいけない　これは知恵の木の実といって　おいこら聞いてるのか

     Kimi-tachi o Adamu to Ibu to nazukeru Boku ga kimi-tachi o kosaetan da kara ne Kono Rakuen de jiyū ni tanoshiku kurashi nasai Hitotsu dake chūi shite oku Kono ki no mi dake wa zettai ni tabete wa ike nai Kore wa chie no ki no mi to itte Oi kora kiiteru no ka

     I’ll call you two Adam and Eve. I’m the one who created you. So feel free to enjoy your lives here in Paradise. One thing, though. You must not eat fruit from this tree. This is the fruit of wisdom. Hey, were you listening to what I was saying?

   • 1999 September 16, Motohiro Katou, “ヤコブの階(たい)段(だん) [Jacob’s Stairway]”, in Ｑ.Ｅ.Ｄ. 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう) [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 184:

     クラン達(たち)にとってエバは創(そう)造(ぞう)主(しゅ)　そのエバ（イブ）子(し)孫(そん)がヤコブだろ

     Kuran-tachi ni totte Eba wa Sōzōshu Sono Eba (Ibu) shison ga Yakobu daro

     Eva would’ve been the Creator to the Clans. And Jacob was one of Eva (Eve)’s descendants.