neve
English
Etymology
From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. The female is nift. Doublet of nephew.
Pronunciation
Noun
neve (plural neves)
- (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.
- 1920, Wilhelm Robert Richard Pinger, Laurence Sterne and Goethe:
- (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.
- 1988, Michael Tepper, New World immigrants:
- (rare or obsolete) A grandson.
- (rare) A spendthrift.
Related terms
Anagrams
Aiwoo
Noun
neve
- bone (of mammals, birds)
References
- Lua error in Module:quote at line 884: |date= should contain a full date (year, month, day of month); use |year= for year. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Albanian
Etymology
An innovation, stemming from Early Proto-Albanian *nōhōn. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *nasъ (“our”).[1]
Pronunciation
Pronoun
neve
References
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese neve (“snow”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin nix, nivem (“snow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
neve f (plural neves)
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
neve
- first-person singular present subjunctive of nevar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of nevar
References
- Template:R:DDGM
- “neue” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- Template:R:DDLG
- Template:R:TILG
- “neve” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese neve. Cognates with Kabuverdianu neva.
Noun
neve
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
neve
- third-person singular (single possession) possessive of név
- Mi a neve? ― What is your name? (formal) / What is his/her/its name?
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | neve | — |
accusative | nevét | — |
dative | nevének | — |
instrumental | nevével | — |
causal-final | nevéért | — |
translative | nevévé | — |
terminative | nevéig | — |
essive-formal | neveként | — |
essive-modal | nevéül | — |
inessive | nevében | — |
superessive | nevén | — |
adessive | nevénél | — |
illative | nevébe | — |
sublative | nevére | — |
allative | nevéhez | — |
elative | nevéből | — |
delative | nevéről | — |
ablative | nevétől | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
nevéé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
nevééi | — |
Italian
Etymology
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From Latin nivem, accusative of nix, from Proto-Italic *sniks, from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs. Compare Portuguese neve, Spanish nieve.
Pronunciation
Noun
neve f (plural nevi)
- (weather) snow
- (slang, uncountable) snow (cocaine)
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈneː.u̯e/, [ˈneːu̯ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.ve/, [ˈnɛːve]
Conjunction
nēve
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.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Noun
neve
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *nefo, nevo, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.
Noun
nēve m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “neve”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “neve”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English nefa, nefe, from Proto-Germanic *nefô.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
neve (plural neves)
- A nephew (offspring of one's sibling)
- One's offspring or descendants.
- (rare) A neve or profligate; an overspender.
Descendants
- English: neve (obsolete)
References
- “nēve (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hnefi; further etymology is unknown.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
neve (plural neves)
Descendants
References
- “nēve (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural never, definite plural nevene)
- a fist (clenched hand)
Derived terms
References
- “neve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural nevar, definite plural nevane)
- a fist (clenched hand)
Derived terms
References
- “neve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese neve (“snow”), from Latin nix, nivem (“snow”), from Proto-Italic *sniks (“snow”), from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (“snow”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ne‧ve
Noun
neve f (plural neves)
- 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…
- Quando eu me sento à janela / P'los vidros qu'a neve embaça / Vejo a doce imagem d'ela / Quando passa… passa… passa…
- 1902, Fernando Pessoa, Quando ela passa:
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Seychellois Creole
Etymology
Noun
neve
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
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