neve
English
Etymology
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
Noun
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.
Related terms
Anagrams
Aiwoo
Noun
neve
- bone (of mammals, birds)
References
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 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
Etymology
An innovation stemming from Early Proto-Albanian *nōhōn. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *nasъ (“our”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
neve
References
Cheyenne
Numeral
neve
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese neve (“snow”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.
Pronunciation
Noun
neve f (plural neves)
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
neve
- inflection of nevar:
References
- “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
Etymology
From Portuguese neve. Cognate with Kabuverdianu neva.
Noun
neve
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
neve
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of név
- Mi a neve? ― What is your name? (formal) / What is his/her/its name?
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
Etymology
From Latin nivem, from Proto-Italic *sniks, from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs. Compare Portuguese neve, Spanish nieve.
Pronunciation
Noun
neve f (plural nevi)
- (weather) snow
- (slang, uncountable) snow (cocaine)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- neve in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Conjunction
nēve
References
- “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
Etymology
Noun
neve
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *nefo, nevo, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.
Noun
nēve m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “neve”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “neve”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English nefa, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
neve (plural neves)
- A nephew (offspring of one's sibling)
- One's offspring or descendants.
- (rare) A neve or profligate; an overspender.
Descendants
- English: neve
References
- “nēve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hnefi; further etymology is unknown.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
neve (plural neves)
Descendants
References
- “nēve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural never, definite plural nevene)
- a fist (clenched hand)
Derived terms
References
- “neve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
neve m (definite singular neven, indefinite plural nevar, definite plural nevane)
- a fist (clenched hand)
Derived terms
References
- “neve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.
Noun
neve f (plural *neves)
- snow
- 13th century, Afonso X, “Ao dayā de calez euachei” (cantiga 493), in Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional:
- Econ todesto aynda faz al
cono liuᵒs q̄ tem per bōa fe
Sē acha molhr̄ q̄ aia mal
deste fago q̄ de ssam Marcal e
assy uai per foder ē cantar
q̄ fodendo lhi ffaz bem
Semelhar q̄ e geada ou ne ue nō al- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Related terms
- *nevar (“to snow”)
Descendants
References
- "neve" in UC/Glosario, s.v. xxx, in Ferreiro, Manuel (dir.) (2014): Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa. Universidade da Coruña.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese neve, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, alteration of Latin nivem.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ne‧ve
Noun
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
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: nevi
See also
Further reading
- “neve” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Etymology 2
Verb
neve
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
Noun
neve
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français