eaves
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eaves¹
- /iːvz/ UK
- /ivz/ US
Sounds like eves · Rhymes with -iːvz
Where it comes from
PIE word
*upér
From Middle English eves (“projecting lower edge of a roof”) [and other forms], from Old English efes, yfes, *ofes (“edge of a roof”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubisu (“hall”), from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō (compare Gothic 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰 (ubizwa), Old High German obasa (“hall; porch; roof”)), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”) (whence over).
noun eave
- The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building. Him that you term'd Sir, the good old Lord Gonzallo, / His teares runs downe his beard like winters drops / From eaues of reeds: […]
- Something that extends over or projects beyond. But after many strains and heaves / He got up to the Saddle eaves.
eaves²
- /iːvz/ UK
- /ivz/ US
Sounds like eves · Rhymes with -iːvz
Where it comes from
From eave + -s, from a misinterpretation of the -s ending of eaves as forming a plural.
noun
- plural of eave
Eaves³
Where it comes from
English surname, from Middle English atte evese (“at the border, edge”), from Old English efes. Compare Reeves. Also sometimes a variant of Eve.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A hamlet in Woodplumpton parish, city of Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4937).
Translations
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noun underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
| Español | alar, alero, antetecho, rafe, tejaroz, socarrén |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 처마 cheoma |
| 日本語 | 阿 a, 廡 hisashi, 廂 hisashi, 庇 hisashi, 軒 noki, 宇 u |
| 中文 | 宸 chén, 滴水 dīshuǐ, 樀 dí, 房簷 /房檐 fángyán, 核 kài, 屋檐 wūyán |
| हिन्दी | छज्जा chajjā |
| Português | beirado, beiral |
| Français | avant-toit, corniche |
| Deutsch | Dachüberstand, Traufe, Dachrand |
| Italiano | cornicione, gronda, grondaia |
| Ελληνικά | αστρέχα astrécha, γείσο geíso |
| Română | streașină |
| Русский | карни́з karníz, стреха́ strexá, свес кры́ши sves krýši, застре́ха zastréxa |
| العربية | طُنْف ṭunf |
Talk about this word "eaves." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eaves. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eaves. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eaves "eaves." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eaves.Cite this
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title = {eaves},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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