English Explanatory Dictionary

eaves

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
  2. Something that extends over or projects beyond.
noun
  1. plural of eave
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in Woodplumpton parish, city of Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4937).

Pronunciation

/iːvz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-eaves.wav /ivz/

Word forms

eaves eave

Etymology

PIE word *upér 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).

Related words

eaved eavesdrip eavesdrop eavesdropper eavesdropping eavesdroppingly eavesread eavestrough flying eaves Woodhouse Eaves
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