eaves

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• Received-Pronunciation: /iːvz/
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• General-American: /ivz/
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• homophone: eves
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• rhymes with -iːvz
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• CMU ARPABET: IY1 V Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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English surname, from Middle English atte evese (“at the border, edge”), from Old English efes. Compare Reeves. Also sometimes a variant of Eve.

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).

From eave + -s, from a misinterpretation of the -s ending of eaves as forming a plural.

146 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: spreth — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Arabic: طُنْف (ṭunf) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Aramaic: ܫܡܝܐ (šmayyā) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Assamese: আগচালি (agsali) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Assamese: আওলা (aüla) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Assamese: পানীপাচ (panipas) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Belarusian: карні́з (karníz) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Belarusian: карні́за (karníza) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Belarusian: гзымс (hzyms) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Belarusian: страха́ (straxá) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Bengali: ছাঁইচ (chãic) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Bulgarian: стреха́ (strehá) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Bulgarian: стря́ха (strjáha) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Catalan: barbacana — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Catalan: ràfec — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Cantonese: 瓦簷 /瓦檐 (ngaa5 jam4) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Cantonese: 瓦簷口 /瓦檐口 (ngaa5 jim4 hau2) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Eastern Min Chinese: 簷墘 /檐墘 (sìng-gièng) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Eastern Min Chinese: 檐墘頭 /檐墘头 (sìng-gièng-tàu) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Eastern Min Chinese: 簷墘頭 /檐墘头 (sìng-gièng-tàu) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese: 厝簷 /厝檐 (chhù-chîn) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese: 厝簷口 /厝檐口 (chhù-chîn-kháu) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese: 厝簷墘 /厝檐墘 (chhù-chîn-kîn) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese: 簾檐 /帘檐 — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese: 簾簷 /帘檐 (zh-min-nan) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Jin Chinese: 房簷簷 /房檐檐 — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Mandarin: 宸 (chén) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Mandarin: 滴水 (dīshuǐ) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Mandarin: 樀 (dí) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Mandarin: 房簷 /房檐 (fángyán) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Mandarin: 核 (kài) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Mandarin: 屋檐 (wūyán) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Mandarin: 簷 /檐 沿 (yán) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Mandarin: 𡧃 (yǔ) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Chinese Mandarin: 宇 (yǔ) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Northern Min Chinese: 厝簷 /厝檐 (chio̤̿-sâng) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Northern Min Chinese: 厝簷沿 /厝檐沿 (chio̤̿-sâng-ě̤ng) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Czech: převis střechy — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Danish: tagskæg — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Danish: tagfod — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Dutch: dakrand — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Esperanto: alero — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Finnish: räystäs — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• French: avant-toit — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• French: corniche — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Galician: augueiro — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Galician: beirado — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Galician: beiril — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Galician: penal — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Galician: sobrepena — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Galician: sopena — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Galician: topete — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Galician: trofa — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Georgian: ლავგარდანი (lavgardani) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• German: Dachüberstand — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• German: Traufe — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• German: Dachrand — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Greek: αστρέχα (astrécha) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Greek: γείσο (geíso) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ancient Greek: σκόμῐον (skómĭon) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Hiligaynon: balisbísan — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Hindi: छज्जा (chajjā) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Hungarian: eresz — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ingrian: räyssäs — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Irish: sceimheal — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Irish: urla — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Italian: cornicione — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Italian: gronda — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Italian: grondaia — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Japanese: 阿 (a) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Japanese: 廡 (hisashi) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Japanese: 廂 (hisashi) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Japanese: 庇 (hisashi) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Japanese: 軒 (noki) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Japanese: 宇 (u) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Jeju: 집가제 (jipgaje) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Korean: 처마 (cheoma) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ladin: straport — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Lao: ຊາຍ (sāi) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Latin: grunda — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Latin: suggrunda — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Macedonian: стре́а (stréa) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Macedonian: натстре́шница (natstréšnica) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Manchu: ᠰᡳᡥᡳᠨ (sihin) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Māori: hiku — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Māori: hikuhiku — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Māori: ikuiku — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Māori: peru — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Māori: whakamaroke — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Mongolian: хөмсөг (xömsög) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Norman: barbe — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Occitan: apendat — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Occitan: fòraget — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Occitan: fòratech — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Polish: okap — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Portuguese: beirado — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Portuguese: beiral — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Romanian: streașină — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Russian: карни́з (karníz) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Russian: стреха́ (strexá) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Russian: свес кры́ши (sves krýši) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Russian: застре́ха (zastréxa) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Scottish Gaelic: anainn — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Serbo-Croatian: ро̏жнӣк — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Serbo-Croatian: стрѐха — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Serbo-Croatian: стреја — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Serbo-Croatian: rȍžnīk — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Serbo-Croatian: strèha — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Serbo-Croatian: streja — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Slovak: odkvapová rímsa — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Slovene: napušč — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Spanish: alar — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Spanish: alero — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Spanish: antetecho — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Spanish: rafe — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Spanish: tejaroz — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Spanish: socarrén — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Spanish: tejadillo — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Swedish: takfot — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Swedish: takutsprång — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Swedish: takskägg — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Swedish: hofs — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Swedish: ofs — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Swedish: utskäfte — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Tagalog: balisbisan — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Tagalog: palantikan — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Tagalog: sibe — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Tamil: இறப்பு (iṟappu) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Tamil: வீட்டிறப்பு (vīṭṭiṟappu) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Thai: ชาย (chaai) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Thai: ชายคา (chaai-kaa) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Turkish: saçak — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ottoman Turkish: صاچاق (saçak) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ukrainian: карни́з (karnýz) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ukrainian: гзимс (hzyms) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ukrainian: кару́нка (karúnka) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ukrainian: звис (zvys) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ukrainian: підда́шок (piddášok) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ukrainian: підда́шшя (piddáššja) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Ukrainian: стрі́ха (stríxa) — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Vilamovian: traojf — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Welsh: bargod — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Welsh: bondo — underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
• Finnish: läppä — something that extends over or projects beyond
• Finnish: uloke — something that extends over or projects beyond
• Swedish: överhäng — something that extends over or projects beyond