eave

Meaning

Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)

Translations

Dachtraufe

Dachüberhang

Dachgesimse

Dachtraufen

Dachvorsprünge

Dachüberhänge

subgrunda

Pronounced as (IPA)
/iːv/
Etymology

A back-formation from eaves, from a misinterpretation of the -s ending as forming a plural.

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