jeva

See also: jevâ

Old Frisian

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

    Verb

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

    1. to give

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of jeva (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

    Descendants

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

    References

    1. ^ von Richthofen, Karl (1840), “ieva, geva, iova, ian, ia”, in Altfriesisches Wörterbuch [Old Frisian Dictionary] (in German), Dieterich Göttingen, page 847
    2. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), “ieva, jowa”, in An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 201
    3. ^ Boutkan, Dirk; Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005), “jeva”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 204-205
    4. ^ Cummins, Adley H. (1887), “jeva”, in A Grammar of the Old Friesic Language, London: Trübner & Co., page 117
    5. ^ Hofmann, Dietrich; Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008), “jeva, jewa, jowa, jouwaᵂᴸ, jāᵂᴸ, jānᵂᴸ, hjānᵂᴸ, gevaᵂᴸ”, in Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN

    Slovene

    Verb

    jeva

    1. first-person dual present of jesti

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Uncertain. Probably via Dutch Creole jɛrma, ultimately from an Ijoid source.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    jeva f (plural jevas)

    1. (slang, vulgar, Cuba) very attractive woman
    2. (informal, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Lesser Antilles) gorgeous woman.
      mi heva
      my gorgeous girlfriend/gal
    3. (slang, derogatory, Venezuela) a gay man, a male homosexual