noun
Meaning 1
A twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gneeve
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Pronunciation
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/niːv/
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/ɡniːv/ after Irish
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/ɡəˈniːv/ after Irish
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rhymes with -iːv
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish gníomh, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic *gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1-.