jeva

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See also: jevâ

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Verb

jeva[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. to give

Conjugation

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

  • North Frisian: jiw
    Föhr-Amrum: jiiw
    Mooring: jeewe
  • West Frisian: jaan

References

  1. ^ von Richthofen, Karl (1840) “ieva, geva, iova, ian, ia”, in Altfriesisches Wörterbuch [Old Frisian Dictionary] (in German), Dieterich Göttingen, page 847
  2. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) “ieva, jowa”, in An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 201
  3. ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “jeva”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 204-205
  4. ^ Cummins, Adley H. (1887) “jeva”, in A Grammar of the Old Friesic Language, London: Trübner & Co., page 117
  5. ^ Hofmann, Dietrich, Tjerk Popkema, Anne with 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

Verb

jeva

  1. first-person dual present of jesti

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably via Dutch Creole jɛrma, ultimately from an Ijoid source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxeba/
  • Rhymes: -eba
  • Syllabification: je‧va

Noun

jeva f (plural jevas)

  1. (slang, vulgar, Cuba) very attractive woman
  2. (informal, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Lesser Antilles) gorgeous woman.
    mi heva
    my gorgeous girlfriend/gal
  3. (slang, derogatory, Venezuela) a gay man, a male homosexual
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