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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 . 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 .
Anagrams
Äiwoo
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 ” ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /nɛvɛ/
Pronoun
neve
(to) us ; dative of ne
References
^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013 ) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33 ) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN , page 255
Cheyenne
Numeral
neve
four
Galician
Neve , Pradorramisquedo, Ourense
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 )
snow
Derived terms
Verb
neve
inflection of nevar :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
References
“neve ”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy , 2012 –2024
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “neve ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “neue ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “neve ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “neve ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “neve ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese neve . Cognate with Kabuverdianu neva .
Noun
neve
snow
Hungarian
Etymology
név + -e ( possessive suffix )
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
Italian
Etymology
From Latin nivem , from Proto-Italic *sniks , from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs . Compare Portuguese neve , Spanish nieve .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈne.ve/
Rhymes: -eve
Hyphenation: né‧ve
Noun
neve f (plural nevi )
( weather ) snow
( slang , uncountable ) snow ( cocaine )
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
neve in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From nē + -ve .
Pronunciation
Conjunction
nēve
and not , or not (nor )
c. 52 BCE ,
Julius Caesar ,
Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.26 :
Caesar ad Lingonas litteras nuntiosque misit, ne eos frumento neve alia re iuvarent Caesar send letters and emissaries to Lingonas so that they could not help them with food nor with another thing.
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
From French neveu .
Noun
neve
nephew
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
male relative
male cousin
nephew
grandson
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template .
Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English nefa , from Proto-West Germanic *nefō , from Proto-Germanic *nefô .
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
References
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hnefi ; further etymology is unknown.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈnɛːv(ə)/ , /ˈnɛːf(ə)/
Noun
neve (plural neves )
nief , fist ( hand with clenched fingers )
Descendants
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hnefi .
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
Etymology
From Old Norse hnefi .
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
Descendants
References
Manuel Ferreiro (2014 –2024 ) “neve ”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC , →ISSN
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “neve ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “nev ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Portuguese
neve
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese neve , from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem , alteration of Latin nivem .
Pronunciation
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…
Descendants
See also
Further reading
“neve ” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo , 1913
Etymology 2
Verb
neve
third-person singular present subjunctive of nevar
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From French neveu .
Noun
neve
nephew
References
Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français