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eve

noun
/iːv/

Etymology

From a variant of the Middle English noun even (itself from Old English ǣfen), with a pre-1200 loss of the terminal '-n', which was mistaken for an inflection. See also the now archaic or poetic even (“evening”), from the same source. In medieval Europe, days were considered to extend from sunset to sunset rather than midnight to midnight, so the night before a holiday was considered part of it, hence its "eve".

  1. derived from חַוָּה
  2. derived from Εὔα
  3. derived from Eva
  4. inherited from Ēua
  5. inherited from Eve

Definitions

  1. The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

    • She died on the eve of her 100th birthday.

  2. Evening, night.

    • on a cold winter's eve.
    • I love to see the shaking twig / Dance till the shut of eve
    • And has she tired of weeping / As she lies down at eve.

  3. The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced

    • the eve of a scientific discovery
  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. The first woman and mother of the human race

      The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.

      • And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
      • After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.

    2. An unspecified primordial woman, from whom many or all people are descended.

      • The Seven Daughters of Eve; Mitochondrial Eve

    3. A female given name from Hebrew.

    4. An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.

    5. An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.

    6. A conventional name for an agent attempting to intercept a message sent by Alice that is…

      A conventional name for an agent attempting to intercept a message sent by Alice that is intended for Bob.

    7. An English surname.

    8. Alternative spelling of Ewe.

    9. Abbreviation of endogenous viral element.

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Derived

All Hallows' Eve, evejar, evetide, evetime, good eve, yestereve, Adam and Eve, Eve green, know someone from Eve, Mitochondrial Eve, New Eve, sister of Eve

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for eve. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA