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gneeve

/niːv//ɡniːv//ɡəˈniːv/

noun

A twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate

OriginIrish gníomh ← Old Irish gním ← Proto-Celtic *gnīmus →

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Meanings

noungneeve (plural gneeves)

plural gneeves

IrelandA twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
Proto-Celtic*gnīmus
Old Irishgním
Irishgníomh
Englishgneeve

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gneeve

receive believe leave steve achieve eve sleeve retrieve breathe relieve perceive Yves weave naive conceive LIV reeve deceive grieve neve kyiv cleave heave breve

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APA

gneeve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gneeve

MLA

“gneeve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gneeve. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gneeve,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gneeve.

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