neve
Meanings
Plural: neves
Noun
- the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice
- Nephew.
- A male cousin.
- A grandson.
- A spendthrift.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Today mostly displaced by its cognate nephew (from Old French neveu). Compare nift (“niece”).
Scrabble Score: 7
neve is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordneve is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
neve is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
neve is a valid Words With Friends word