eaves

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /iːvz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ivz/ Homophone: eves Rhymes: -iːvz === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== eaves pl (plural only) (architecture) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building. (by extension) Something that extends over or projects beyond. ===== Alternative forms ===== eave ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From eave +‎ -s, from a misinterpretation of the -s ending of eaves as forming a plural. ==== Noun ==== eaves plural of eave === References === === Further reading === eaves on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === seave