ave

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ave"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Avestan.

Symbol

ave

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Avestan.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Avestan terms

English

Etymology 1

From Latin ave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːveɪ/, /ˈæveɪ/, /ˈeɪvi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːveɪ, -æveɪ, -eɪvi

Noun

ave (plural aves)

1. An Ave Maria.
   • 1913, “Danny Boy”, Frederic Weatherly (lyrics):

     Ye’ll come and find the place where I am lying
     And kneel and say an ave there for me.

2. A reverential salutation.

Interjection

ave

1. A reverential salutation.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Alternative forms

• ave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æv/

Noun

ave (plural aves)

1. Abbreviation of avenue.
   • 2021, Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle, Fleet, page 267:

     Eleven blocks up the ave from his parents but a different city.

2. Abbreviation of average.

Anagrams

• Eva, EVA, AEV, Vea, eva, eva', EAV, VAE, vae

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse agi (“fear, discipline”).

Noun

ave c

1. discipline, keeping in check

   Du skal holde forureningen i ave.

   You must keep the pollution in check.

Etymology 2

From Latin āve.

Noun

ave n (singular definite avet, plural indefinite ave)

1. Ave Maria

Inflection

Declension of ave

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ave	avet	ave	avene
genitive	aves	avets	aves	avenes

Etymology 3

From Old Norse aga (“frighten, scare”).

Verb

ave (imperative av, infinitive at ave, present tense aver, past tense avede, perfect tense har avet)

1. to control; govern.
2. (dated, puristic) to discipline; punish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ave

active passive present aver aves past avede avedes infinitive ave aves imperative av — participle present avende past avet (auxiliary verb have) gerund aven

Esperanto

Etymology

From avo +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈave/
• Rhymes: -ave
• Hyphenation: a‧ve

Adverb

ave

1. grandfatherly (in the manner or way of a grandfather)

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin ava.

Noun

ave f (plural avis)

1. grandmother

Synonyms

• none

Related terms

• basave
• von

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ave, from Latin avis, avem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaβɪ]

Noun

ave f (plural aves)

1. bird

   Synonym: (smaller birds) paxaro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “ave”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “ave”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ave”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ave”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ave”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Interlingua

Etymology 1

From Latin avis.

Noun

ave (plural aves)

1. bird

Etymology 2

From Latin ave.

Interjection

ave

1. hail

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ve/
• Rhymes: -ave
• Hyphenation: à‧ve

Interjection

ave

1. hail

Noun

ave f

1. plural of ava

Anagrams

• -eva, Eva

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• avi (Sotavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese ave.

Noun

ave

1. (Barlavento) bird

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012), Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro