neven

== English == === Alternative forms === nevin, nemmin, nem (Scotland) nevyn === Etymology === From Middle English nevenen, nevnen, nemmen, nempnen, nemnen, from Old English nemnan, nemnian (“to name, call, give a name to a person or thing; use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thing; enumerate; address, speak to; nominate; call upon the name of, address by name, invoke; mention by name, mention, relate”) and Old Norse nefna (“to name, call”); both from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną (“to name”). More at name. === Verb === neven (third-person singular simple present nevens, present participle nevening, simple past and past participle nevened) (obsolete, transitive) To give as a name to; name; call (someone something). (obsolete, transitive) To appoint; nominate. (obsolete, transitive) To mention; speak of; give an account of; tell. (UK dialectal, transitive) To utter; mention the name of. (UK dialectal, Scotland, intransitive) To tell or make mention of (a person or thing); specify; designate. (obsolete, intransitive) To say; speak. ==== Derived terms ==== nevening == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈne.βən] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈne.vən] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈne.ven] === Verb === neven third-person plural present indicative of nevar == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneː.və(n)/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch nēven. Represents a contraction (corresponding to modern in even) originally meaning "on level ground"; cognate with German neben. ==== Preposition ==== neven (archaic) beside, next to in addition to ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== neven plural of neef === Anagrams === venen == Galician == === Verb === neven inflection of nevar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === neven m definite singular of neve == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === neven m definite singular of neve == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === nèven m inan (Cyrillic spelling нѐвен) marigold ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. === Adjective === neven (Cyrillic spelling невен) everlasting ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. == West Frisian == === Noun === neven plural of neef