neven

See also: Neven, néven, nevén, and neven-

English

Alternative forms

• nevin, nemmin, nem (Scotland)
• nevyn

Etymology

From Middle English nevenen, nevnen, nemmen, nempnen, nemnen, from Old English nemnan, nemnian (“to name, call, give a name to a person or thing; use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thing; enumerate; address, speak to; nominate; call upon the name of, address by name, invoke; mention by name, mention, relate”) and Old Norse nefna (“to name, call”); both from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną (“to name”). More at name.

Verb

neven (third-person singular simple present nevens, present participle nevening, simple past and past participle nevened)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To give as a name to; name; call (someone something).
2. (obsolete, transitive) To appoint; nominate.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To mention; speak of; give an account of; tell.
4. (UK dialectal, transitive) To utter; mention the name of.
   • 1995, Richard Beadle, Pamela M. King, York Mystery Plays:

     Thou netherest of Nazareth, now nevened is thy name.

5. (UK dialectal, Scotland, intransitive) To tell or make mention of (a person or thing); specify; designate.
6. (obsolete, intransitive) To say; speak.

Derived terms

• nevening

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈne.βən]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈne.vən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈne.ven]

Verb

neven

1. third-person plural present indicative of nevar

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː.və(n)/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch nēven. Represents a contraction (corresponding to modern in even) originally meaning "on level ground"; cognate with German neben.

Preposition

neven (archaic)

1. beside, next to
2. in addition to

Synonyms

• naast
• nevens

 

Derived terms

• neven-

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

neven

1. plural of neef

Anagrams

• venen

Galician

Verb

neven

1. inflection of nevar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

neven m

1. definite singular of neve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

neven m

1. definite singular of neve

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Noun

nèven m (Cyrillic spelling нѐвен)

1. marigold

Declension

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Adjective

neven (Cyrillic spelling невен)

1. everlasting

Declension

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West Frisian

Noun

neven

1. plural of neef