neve
English Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. The word also exists in Kurdish as nevî (“grandson, grandchild”). Today mostly displaced by its cognate nephew (from Old French neveu). Compare nift (“niece”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
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.
- (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.
- (rare or obsolete) A grandson.
- (rare) A spendthrift.
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Aiwoo Edit
Noun Edit
neve
- bone (of mammals, birds)
References Edit
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 2. 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 Edit
Etymology Edit
An innovation stemming from Early Proto-Albanian *nōhōn. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *nasъ (“our”).[1]
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
neve
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Cheyenne Edit
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neve
Galician Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese neve (“snow”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
neve f (plural neves)
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Verb Edit
neve
- first-person singular present subjunctive of nevar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of nevar
References Edit
- “neve” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “neve” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “neue” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “neve” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “neve” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “neve” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Guinea-Bissau Creole Edit
Etymology Edit
From Portuguese neve. Cognate with Kabuverdianu neva.
Noun Edit
neve
Hungarian Edit
Etymology Edit
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Noun Edit
neve
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of név
- Mi a neve? ― What is your name? (formal) / What is his/her/its name?
Declension Edit
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 Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin nivem, from Proto-Italic *sniks, from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs. Compare Portuguese neve, Spanish nieve.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
neve f (plural nevi)
- (weather) snow
- (slang, uncountable) snow (cocaine)
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Further reading Edit
- neve in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Latin Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈneː.u̯e/, [ˈneːu̯ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.ve/, [ˈnɛːve]
Conjunction Edit
nēve
References Edit
- “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 Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
neve
References Edit
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Middle Dutch Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Dutch *nefo, nevo, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.
Noun Edit
nēve m
Inflection Edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants Edit
Further reading Edit
- “neve”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “neve”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old English nefa, nefe, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô.
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Noun Edit
neve (plural neves)
- A nephew (offspring of one's sibling)
- One's offspring or descendants.
- (rare) A neve or profligate; an overspender.
Descendants Edit
- English: neve (obsolete)
References Edit
- “nēve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Etymology 2 Edit
From Old Norse hnefi; further etymology is unknown.
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
neve (plural neves)
Descendants Edit
References Edit
- “nēve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural never, definite plural nevene)
- a fist (clenched hand)
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- “neve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- nåvå (dialectal)
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural nevar, definite plural nevane)
- a fist (clenched hand)
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- “neve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese neve, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: ne‧ve
Noun Edit
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…
- 1902, Fernando Pessoa, Quando ela passa:
Related terms Edit
Descendants Edit
- Kabuverdianu: nevi
See also Edit
Further reading Edit
- “neve” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Seychellois Creole Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
neve
References Edit
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français