"neve" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /niːv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neve.wav Forms: neves [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|neve}} Middle English neve, {{inh|en|ang|nefa|t=nephew, grandson}} Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*nefō}} Proto-West Germanic *nefō, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*nefô|t=nephew}} Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*népōts}} Proto-Indo-European *népōts, {{der|en|fro|neveu}} Old French neveu Head templates: {{en-noun}} neve (plural neves)
  1. (rare or obsolete) Nephew. Tags: obsolete, rare Categories (topical): Male family members, People
    Sense id: en-neve-en-noun-gwyT8J0s Disambiguation of Male family members: 73 16 5 6 Disambiguation of People: 66 0 0 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 17 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 2 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 22 1 1 1 1 24 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 9 8 2 1 19
  2. (rare or obsolete) A male cousin. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-neve-en-noun-CUyzMEoa
  3. (rare or obsolete) A grandson. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-neve-en-noun-wL6FFntW
  4. (rare) A spendthrift. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-neve-en-noun-csorHpJf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nift, nevvy, neffy

Inflected forms

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        "(rare) A spendthrift."
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