jeva

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Old Frisian

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Etymology

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FromProto-Germanic*gebaną.

Verb

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jeva[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. togive

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofjeva(strong class 5)
infinitive jeva
indicative present past
1st person singular jeve jef
2nd person singular jevest,jevst jefest,jefst
3rd person singular jeveth,jevth jef
plural jevath jēven
subjunctive present past
singular jeve jēve
plural jeve,jeven jēve,jēven
imperative present
singular jev
plural jeveth
participle present past
jevande ejeven,jeven
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Descendants

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  • North Frisian:jiw
    Föhr-Amrum:jiiw
    Mooring:jeewe
  • West Frisian:jaan

References

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  1. ^von Richthofen, Karl(1840) “ieva, geva, iova, ian, ia”, inAltfriesisches Wörterbuch[Old Frisian Dictionary] (in German), Dieterich Göttingen,page847
  2. ^Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) “ieva, jowa”, inAn Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary,Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company,→ISBN,page201
  3. ^Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “jeva”,inOld Frisian Etymological Dictionary(Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill,→ISBN,pages204-205
  4. ^Cummins, Adley H. (1887) “jeva”, inA Grammar of the Old Friesic Language,London: Trübner & Co.,page117
  5. ^Hofmann, Dietrich, Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008) “jeva, jewa, jowa, jouwaᵂᴸ, jāᵂᴸ, jānᵂᴸ, hjānᵂᴸ, gevaᵂᴸ”, inAltfriesisches Handwörterbuch[Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎[1](in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg,→ISBN

Slovene

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Verb

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jeva

  1. first-persondualpresentofjesti

Spanish

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Probably via Dutch Creolejɛrma,ultimately from anIjoidsource.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈxeba/[ˈxe.β̞a]
  • Rhymes:-eba
  • Syllabification:je‧va

Noun

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jevaf(pluraljevas)

  1. (slang,vulgar,Cuba)very attractivewoman
  2. (informal,Venezuela,Puerto Rico,Dominican Republic,Lesser Antilles)gorgeous woman.
    miheva
    mygorgeous girlfriend/gal
  3. (slang,derogatory,Venezuela)agayman, a malehomosexual
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