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gneeve

/niːv/

gneeve noun: a twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate.

Noun

gneeve (plural gneeves)

  1. (Ireland) A twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate

Forms of gneeve

pluralgneeves

Origin of gneeve

Borrowed from Irish gníomh, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic *gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Words that rhyme with gneeve

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Questions about gneeve

What does gneeve mean?
Gneeve means a twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate.
What part of speech is gneeve?
Gneeve is a noun.
How do you pronounce gneeve?
Gneeve is pronounced /niːv/.
What is the plural of gneeve?
The plural of gneeve is gneeves.

Words near gneeve in the dictionary

  1. gnaws
  2. gnaws someone's vitals
  3. gnc
  4. GND
  5. gnede
  6. gneeve
  7. Gneeveguilla
  8. gneeves
  9. Gneevguilla
  10. gneiss
  11. gneisses

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