jeva
See also: jevâ
Old Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *gebaną.
Verb edit
- to give
Inflection edit
Conjugation of jeva (strong class 5)
infinitive | jeva | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | jeve | jef |
2nd person singular | jevest, jevst | jefest, jefst |
3rd person singular | jeveth, jevth | jef |
plural | jevath | jēven |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | jeve | jēve |
plural | jeve, jeven | jēve, jēven |
imperative | present | |
singular | jev | |
plural | jeveth | |
participle | present | past |
jevande | ejeven, jeven |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ von Richthofen, Karl (1840), “ieva, geva, iova, ian, ia”, in Altfriesisches Wörterbuch [Old Frisian Dictionary] (in German), Dieterich Göttingen, page 847
- ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), “ieva, jowa”, in An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 201
- ^ Boutkan, Dirk; Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005), “jeva”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 204-205
- ^ Cummins, Adley H. (1887), “jeva”, in A Grammar of the Old Friesic Language, London: Trübner & Co., page 117
- ^ Hofmann, Dietrich; Tjerk Popkema, Anne; co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008), “jeva, jewa, jowa, jouwaᵂᴸ, jāᵂᴸ, jānᵂᴸ, hjānᵂᴸ, gevaᵂᴸ”, in Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
Slovene edit
Verb edit
jeva
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Probably via Dutch Creole jɛrma, ultimately from an Ijoid source.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jeva f (plural jevas)
- (slang, vulgar, Cuba) young, attractive woman
- (informal, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) girlfriend, attractive female friend
- (slang, derogatory, Venezuela) a gay man, a male homosexual