cyve

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French cive and Anglo-Norman chive, from Latin cēpa.

Alternative forms

• chive, sive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːv(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃiːv(ə)/

Noun

cyve (plural cyves)

1. chive (Allium schoenoprasum)

Related terms

• cyvee

Descendants

• English: chive
• Scots: sye, sythe

References

• “cīve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 March 2024.

Etymology 2

Noun

cyve

1. alternative form of sive