ive

See also: īve, íve, -ive, Ive, IVE, and I've

English

Contraction

ive

1. Misspelling of I've.

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iv/

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Noun

ive f (plural ives)

1. Synonym of bugle petit-pin (“yellow bugle”) (Ajuga chamaepitys)

Derived terms

• ive muscade
• ive musquée

 

Further reading

• “ive” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “ive” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “ive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Latin hībernum.

Noun

ive m (plural ives)

1. (Sark) winter

See also

Seasons in Norman · les saisouns (layout · text) · category
spring France: renouvé (“spring”) Guernsey: r'nouvé (“spring”) Jersey: èrnouvé (“spring”) Sark: rnuve (“spring”)	summer France: étaé, éto (“summer”) Guernsey: étaï (“summer”) Jersey: êté (“summer”) Sark: ete (“summer”)	autumn France: arryire (“autumn”) Guernsey: autaomme (“autumn”) Jersey: s'tembre (“autumn”) Sark: otum (“autumn”)	winter France: hivé (“winter”) Guernsey: hivaer (“winter”) Jersey: hivé (“winter”) Sark: ive (“winter”)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ive (Cyrillic spelling иве)

1. inflection of iva:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural