neve
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Doublet of nephew; compare nift (“niece”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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.
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AnagramsEdit
AiwooEdit
NounEdit
neve
- bone (of mammals, birds)
ReferencesEdit
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å., “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 2, 2007. 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.
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
An innovation stemming from Early Proto-Albanian *nōhōn. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *nasъ (“our”).[1]
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
neve
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CheyenneEdit
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neve
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese neve (“snow”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin nix, nivem (“snow”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
neve f (plural neves)
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VerbEdit
neve
- first-person singular present subjunctive of nevar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of nevar
ReferencesEdit
- “neve” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “neue” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “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 CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese neve. Cognate with Kabuverdianu neva.
NounEdit
neve
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
neve
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of név
- Mi a neve? ― What is your name? (formal) / What is his/her/its name?
DeclensionEdit
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 | — |
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin nivem, accusative of nix, from Proto-Italic *sniks, from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs. Compare Portuguese neve, Spanish nieve.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
neve f (plural nevi)
- (weather) snow
- (slang, uncountable) snow (cocaine)
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LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
nēve
ReferencesEdit
- neve in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- neve in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
- neve in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
Mauritian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
neve
ReferencesEdit
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch *nefo, nevo, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.
NounEdit
nēve m
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “neve”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek[1], 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J., “neve”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek[2], The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1885–1929, →ISBN
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old English nefa, nefe, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô.
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PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
neve (plural neves)
- A nephew (offspring of one's sibling)
- One's offspring or descendants.
- (rare) A neve or profligate; an overspender.
DescendantsEdit
- English: neve (obsolete)
ReferencesEdit
- “nēve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse hnefi; further etymology is unknown.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
neve (plural neves)
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “nēve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural never, definite plural nevene)
- a fist (clenched hand)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “neve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural nevar, definite plural nevane)
- a fist (clenched hand)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “neve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese neve (“snow”), from Latin nix, nivem (“snow”), from Proto-Italic *sniks (“snow”), from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (“snow”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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 CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
neve
ReferencesEdit
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français