eave

eave

English

Etymology

Backformation from eaves (which came to be regarded as plural) as a new singular form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv
• Homophones: eve, Eve

Noun

eave (plural eaves)

1. Eaves: the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
   • 2006 Feb, Jill Kirchner Simpson, “Building a Modular Home”, in Country Living‎, volume 29, number 2, page 51:

     Features such as shutters, eave brackets, transoms, a wraparound porch, and a pergola all help establish the style of this home.

Translations

the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building

Assamese: আগচালি (agsali), আওলা (aüla), পানীপাচ (panipas) Catalan: ràfec m Chinese: Mandarin: 屋檐 (wūyán) French: égout (fr) m, avant-toit (fr) m Galician: beirado (gl) m, beiril m, trofa f German: Traufe (de) f

Maori: peru, hiku, hikuhiku, ikuiku Occitan: fòratech m, apendat m, fòraget m Romanian: streașină (ro) f Russian: карни́з (ru) m (karníz), стреха́ (ru) f (strexá) Spanish: alero (es) m Tagalog: palantikan

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Yola

Noun

eave

1. eve

References

• J. Poole W. Barnes, A Glossary, with Some Pieces of Verse, of the Old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy (1867)