houve

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hūfe (“a covering for the head”), from Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ (“hood, cowl”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“to bend, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch huif (“hood, tent”), German Haube (“hood, bonnet, cap”), Swedish huva (“hood, bonnet, cap”), Icelandic húfa (“cap”).

Noun

houve (plural houves)

  1. (dialectal) A head covering of various kinds; a hood; a coif; a cap.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).vi/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).vi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).ve/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ve]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).v(ɨ)/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈo.v(ɨ)/

  • Homophone: ouve
  • Hyphenation: hou‧ve

Verb

houve

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of haver
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