Estonian

Proper noun

Ave

1. A female given name.

Portuguese

rio Ave

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *abū ‎(“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‎(“body of water”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɨ/
• Homophone: ave
• Hyphenation: A‧ve

Proper noun

Ave m

1. Ave (a river in Portugal)

Related terms

• Dão

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːveɪ, -eɪvi

Noun

ave ‎(plural aves)

1. An Ave Maria.
2. A reverential salutation.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Alternative forms

• ave.

Noun

ave

1. avenue
2. average

Anagrams

• AEV, Eva, EVA

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse agi ‎(“fear, discipline”).

Noun

ave c

1. discipline, keeping in check

   Du skal holde forureningen i ave.

   You must keep the pollution in check.

Etymology 2

From Latin āve.

Noun

ave n (singular definite avet, plural indefinite ave)

1. Ave Maria

Inflection

Etymology 3

From Old Norse aga ‎(“frighten, scare”).

Verb

ave ‎(imperative av, infinitive at ave, present tense aver, past tense avede, perfect tense har avet)

1. discipline, check, restrain

Conjugation

Esperanto

Etymology

From avo +‎ -e

Adverb

ave

1. grandfatherly (in the manner or way of a grandfather)

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin ava.

Noun

ave f ‎(plural avis)

1. grandmother

Synonyms

• none

Related terms

• basave
• von

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ave, from Latin avis, avem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.

Noun

ave f ‎(plural aves)

1. bird

Interlingua

Noun

ave ‎(plural aves)

1. bird

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ave.

Interjection

ave

1. hail

Noun

ave f

1. plural of ava

Anagrams

• Eva

Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

avē

1. second-person singular present imperative of aveō
2. hail! a formal expression of greetings

   Ave atque vale.

   Hail and farewell.

   Ave Caesar!

   Hail Caesar!

Etymology 2

Noun

ave m

1. vocative singular of avus

Etymology 3

Noun

ave f

1. ablative singular of avis

References

• AVE in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Northern Sami

Verb

ave

1. inflection of avvit:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. imperative connegative

Old Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin avis ‎(“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis ‎(“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis ‎(“bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.βe/

Noun

ave f

1. bird
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 124 (facsimile):

     aue nen beſta dele non comiu per ren.

     Neither bird nor beast would eat him for anything.

Descendants

• Galician: ave
• Portuguese: ave

Etymology 2

From Latin avē ‎(“hail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.βe/, /a.ˈβɛ/

Noun

ave f

1. hail (introduces a formal greeting)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, cantiga 60 (facsimile):

     Entre aue eua gran departimenta.

     (Entre Av'e Eva gran departiment'a)

     Between ave and Eve there is a great difference.

Descendants

• Galician: ave
• Portuguese: ave

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese ave ‎(“bird”), from Latin avis, avem ‎(“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis ‎(“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis ‎(“bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ve/
• Hyphenation: a‧ve
• Rhymes: -avi

Noun

ave f (plural aves)

1. bird

   Todas as aves têm asas.‎

   All birds have wings.

Synonyms

• pássaro

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese ave, from Latin avē ‎(“hail”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɛ/
• Hyphenation: a‧ve

Interjection

ave!

1. hail (introduces a formal greeting)

   Ave César!‎

   Hail Caesar!

2. Short for ave Maria.

Synonyms

• salve

Derived terms

• ave Maria
• afe (from 'ave Maria!' short form)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin avis, avem, from Proto-Italic *awis ‎(“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.βe/

Noun

ave f ‎(plural aves)

1. bird
2. (Chile) fowl, poultry
3. (Spain) train From the acronym AVE (Alta Velocidad Española) meaning high speed train (written mostly all caps).

   Cogeremos el ave el día 23 por la tarde.

   We will take the train on the 23rd in the afternoon.

Usage notes

• The feminine noun ave is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed a sound in that it takes the definite article el (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:

el ave

• However, if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la.

Hyponyms

• (small bird): pájaro m

Derived terms

• ave acuática (water bird)
• ave cantora (songbird)
• ave de corral (poultry)
• ave del paraíso (bird of paradise)
• avefría (lapwing)
• ave marina (sea bird)
• ave migratoria, ave de paso, ave pasajera (migratory bird)
• ave rapaz, ave de rapiña (bird of prey)
• avestruz (ostrich)
• ave zancuda (wading bird)

Tolai

Alternative forms

• avet (when not preceding a verb)

Pronoun

ave

1. First-person exclusive plural pronoun: they (many) and I, them (many) and me

Declension

Venetian

Noun

ave

1. plural of ava