jeva

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See also: jevâ

Old Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Verb[edit]

jeva[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. to give

Conjugation[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • North Frisian: jiw
    Föhr-Amrum: jiiw
    Mooring: jeewe
  • West Frisian: jaan

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Richthofen, Karl (1840) “ieva, geva, iova, ian, ia”, in Altfriesisches Wörterbuch [Old Frisian Dictionary] (in German), Dieterich Göttingen, page 847
  2. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) “ieva, jowa”, in An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 201
  3. ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “jeva”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 204-205
  4. ^ Cummins, Adley H. (1887) “jeva”, in A Grammar of the Old Friesic Language, London: Trübner & Co., page 117
  5. ^ Hofmann, Dietrich, Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008) “jeva, jewa, jowa, jouwaᵂᴸ, jāᵂᴸ, jānᵂᴸ, hjānᵂᴸ, gevaᵂᴸ”, in Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN

Slovene[edit]

Verb[edit]

jeva

  1. first-person dual present of jesti

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Probably via Dutch Creole jɛrma, ultimately from an Ijoid source.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxeba/ [ˈxe.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eba
  • Syllabification: je‧va

Noun[edit]

jeva f (plural jevas)

  1. (slang, vulgar, Cuba) very attractive woman
  2. (informal, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Lesser Antilles) gorgeous woman.
    mi heva
    my gorgeous girlfriend/gal
  3. (slang, derogatory, Venezuela) a gay man, a male homosexual