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{{also|Eaves}}
==English==
{{was wotd|2021|July|9}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/iːvz/|a=RP}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-eaves.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{IPA|en|/ivz/|a=GA}}
* {{homophones|en|eves}}
* {{rhymes|en|iːvz|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
{{PIE word|en|upér}}
[[File:Casa Generalife, Sant Cugat-5.JPG|thumb|Eaves of the Casa Generalife, a [[house#Noun|house]] in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]].]]

From {{inh|en|enm|eves|t=projecting lower edge of a roof}}{{nb...|euez, euese, evese, ewse, eyues, eyuis, hevese, ouese, ouise, ovese|otherforms=1}},<ref>{{R:MED Online|entry=ēves|pos=n|id=MED14742}}</ref> from {{inh|en|ang|efes}}, {{m|ang|yfes}}, {{m|ang|*ofes|t=edge of a roof}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ubisu|t=hall}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*ubiswō}} (compare {{cog|got|𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰}}, {{cog|goh|obasa|t=hall; porch; roof}}), perhaps ultimately from {{der|en|ine-pro|*upér|t=above; over}} (whence {{m|en|over}}).<ref name= "OED" >Compare {{R:OED Online|pos=n|id=59157|date=December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{R:Lexico|pos=n}}</ref>

====Noun====
{{en-noun|p}}

# {{lb|en|architectural element}} The [[underside]] of a [[roof#Noun|roof]] that [[extend]]s beyond the [[external#Adjective|external]] [[wall#Noun|walls]] of a [[building#Noun|building]].
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Tempest|act=V|scene=i|page=16|column=2|passage=Him that you term'd Sir, the good old Lord ''Gonzallo'', / His teares runs downe his beard like winters drops / From '''eaues''' of reeds: {{...}}}}
#* {{RQ:Milton Poems|poem=Il Penseroso|page=42|passage=Thus night oft ſee me in thy pale career, / Till civil-ſuited morn appeer, / {{...}} / Or uſher'd with a ſhower ſtill, / When the guſt hath blown his fill, / Ending on the ruſsling Leaves, / With minute drops from off the '''Eaves'''.}}
#* {{RQ:Shelley Rosalind and Helen|page=22|passage=By my window bowered round with leaves, / And down my cheeks the quick tears ran / Like twinkling rain-drops from the '''eaves''', / When warm spring showers are passing o'er: {{...}}}}
# {{lb|en|by extension}} Something that extends over or [[project#Verb|projects]] beyond.
#* {{RQ:Butler Hudibras|year=1905|canto=I|page=14|passage=But after many strains and heaves / He got up to the Saddle '''eaves'''.}}
#* {{RQ:Tennyson In Memoriam|canto=LXV|page=92|passage=The mystic glory swims away; / From off my bed the moonlight dies; / And closing '''eaves''' of wearied eyes / I sleep till dusk is dipt in gray: {{...}}|footer=Referring here to the [[eyelid]]s.}}

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{l|en|eave}}

=====Related terms=====
{{col3|en
|eaved
|eavesdrip
|eavesdrop
|eavesdropper
|[[eavesdropping]] {{qualifier|noun}}
|eavesdroppingly
|eavesread
|eavestrough
}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|spreth|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|طُنْف|m}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|আগচালি|tr=agsali}}, {{t|as|আওলা}}, {{t|as|পানীপাচ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|карні́з|m}}, {{t|be|карні́за|f}}, {{t|be|гзымс|m}}, {{t+|be|страха́|f}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|ছাঁইচ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|стреха́|f}}, {{t+|bg|стря́ха|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|barbacana|f}}, {{t+|ca|ràfec|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue| ngõa diêm |tr=ngaa5 jam4}} {{qualifier|Guangzhou}}, {{t|yue| ngõa diêm khẩu |tr=ngaa5 jim4 hau2}}
*: Eastern Min: {{t|cdo| diêm kiền |tr=sìng-gièng}}, {{t|cdo| diêm kiền đầu }}, {{t|cdo| diêm kiền đầu |tr=sìng-gièng-tàu}}
*: Hokkien: {{t|nan-hbl| thố diêm |tr=chhù-chîⁿ}} {{qualifier|Xiamen, Zhangzhou}}, {{t|nan-hbl| thố diêm khẩu |tr=chhù-chîⁿ-kháu}} {{qualifier|Xiamen}}, {{t|nan-hbl| thố diêm kiền |tr=chhù-chîⁿ-kîⁿ}} {{qualifier|Quanzhou}}, {{t|nan-hbl| liêm diêm }}, {{t+|nan-hbl| liêm diêm |tr=nî-chîⁿ}} {{qualifier|Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou}}
*: Jin: {{t|cjy| phòng diêm diêm |tr=fon1 ie1 ie1-3}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn| thần |tr=chén}}, {{t+|cmn| tích thủy |tr=dīshuǐ}}, {{t+|cmn| đích |tr=dí}}, {{t+|cmn| phòng diêm |tr=fángyán}}, {{t+|cmn| hạch |tr=kài}}, {{t+|cmn| ốc diêm |tr=wūyán}}, {{t+|cmn| diêm }} {{t+|cmn| duyên |tr=yán}}, {{t+|cmn|𡧃}}, {{t+|cmn| vũ |tr=yǔ}}
*: Northern Min: {{t|mnp| thố diêm |tr=chio̤̿-sâng}}, {{t|mnp| thố diêm duyên |tr=chio̤̿-sâng-ě̤ng}}
* Classical Syriac: {{t|syc|ܫܡܝܐ|tr=šmayyā}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|převis střechy|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|tagskæg|c}}, {{t|da|tagfod|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|dakrand|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|alero}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lippa|s}}, {{t+|fi|räystäs|s}}
* French: {{t+|fr|avant-toit|m}}, {{t+|fr|corniche|f}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|augueiro|m}}, {{t+|gl|beirado|m}}, {{t|gl|beiril|m}}, {{t+|gl|penal|m}}, {{t|gl|sobrepena}}, {{t|gl|sopena}}, {{t|gl|topete|m}}, {{t|gl|trofa|f}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|ლავგარდანი}}
* German: {{t|de|Dachüberstand|m}}, {{t+|de|Traufe|f}}, {{t+|de|Dachrand|m}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|αστρέχα|f}}, {{t+|el|γείσο|n}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|σκόμῐον|n}}
* Hiligaynon: {{t|hil|balisbísan}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|eresz}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|räyssäs}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|sceimheal|f}}, {{t|ga|urla|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|cornicione|m}}, {{t+|it|gronda|f-s}}, {{t+|it|grondaia|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja| a |tr=あ, a}}, {{t+|ja| vũ |tr=ひさし, hisashi}}, {{t+|ja| sương |tr=ひさし, hisashi}}, {{t+|ja| tí |tr=ひさし, hisashi}}, {{t+|ja| hiên |tr=のき, noki}}, {{t+|ja| vũ |tr=う, u}}
* Jeju: {{t|jje|집가제}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|처마}}
* Ladin: {{t|lld|straport|m}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ຊາຍ}}
* Latin: {{t|la|grunda|f}}, {{t|la|suggrunda|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|стре́а|f}}, {{t|mk|натстре́шница|f}}
* Manchu: {{t|mnc|ᠰᡳᡥᡳᠨ}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|hiku}}, {{t|mi|hikuhiku}}, {{t|mi|ikuiku}}, {{t|mi|peru}}, {{t|mi|whakamaroke}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|mn|хөмсөг}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|barbe|f}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}
* Occitan: {{t|oc|apendat|m}}, {{t|oc|fòraget|m}}, {{t|oc|fòratech|m}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|صاچاق|tr=saçak}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|okap|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|beirado|m}}, {{t+|pt|beiral|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|streașină|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|карни́з|m}}, {{t+|ru|стреха́|f}}, {{t|ru|[[свес]] [[крыша|кры́ши]]|m}}, {{t+|ru|застре́ха|f}} {{qualifier|archaic}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|anainn|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ро̏жнӣк|m}}, {{t|sh|стрѐха|f}}, {{t|sh|стреја|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|rȍžnīk|m}}, {{t+|sh|strèha|f}}, {{t+|sh|streja|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|odkvapová rímsa|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|napušč|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|alar|m}}, {{t+|es|alero|m}}, {{t|es|antetecho|m}}, {{t|es|rafe|m}} {{qualifier|Spain}}, {{t+|es|tejaroz|m}}, {{t+|es|álabe|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|takfot|c}}, {{t|sv|takutsprång|n}}, {{t+|sv|takskägg|n}}, {{t+|sv|hofs|c}} {{qualifier|dialectal}}, {{t|sv|ofs|c}} {{qualifier|dialectal}}, {{t|sv|utskäfte|n}} {{qualifier|dialectal}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|balisbisan}}, {{t|tl|palantikan}}, {{t|tl|sibe}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|இறப்பு}}, {{t+|ta|வீட்டிறப்பு}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ชาย}}, {{t+|th|ชายคา}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|saçak}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|карни́з|m}}, {{t|uk|гзимс|m}}, {{t|uk|кару́нка|f}}, {{t|uk|звис|m}}, {{t|uk|підда́шок|m}}, {{t|uk|підда́шшя|n}}, {{t|uk|стрі́ха|f}}
* Vilamovian: {{t|wym|traojf|f}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|bargod|m}}, {{t|cy|bondo|m}}
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{{trans-top|something that extends over or projects beyond}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|läppä}}, {{t+|fi|uloke}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|överhäng|n}}
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===Etymology 2===
From {{suffix|en|eave|s|id2=regular plural}}, from a misinterpretation of the ''-s'' ending of ''eaves'' as forming a {{glossary|plural}}.<ref name= "OED" />

====Noun====
{{head|en|noun form}}

# {{plural of|en|eave}}

===References===
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===Further reading===
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aeesv|seave}}