gneeve

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /niːv/
  • (after Irish) IPA(key): /ɡniːv/, /ɡəˈniːv/
  • Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

gneeve (plural gneeves)

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