eaves

Meaning

1. (plural, plural-only) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
2. (broadly, plural, plural-only) Something that extends over or projects beyond.

eave

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

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Synonyms

gutter

coping

eave

eyelid

gable end

molding

moulding

outrigger

roof beam

sink

trough

edge of the eaves

edge of a roof

shelter under eaves

wall beam

awning

the eyelids

Translations

Traufe

gronda

alero

grondaia

Dachvorsprung

avant-toit

Dachrinne

aleros

beiral

beirado

ala

🪽

ràfec

Dachüberhang

Dachgesims

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iːvz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: eves

Inherited from Old English: efes

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰

Cognate with Old High German: obasa

In summary

PIE word
*upér
From Middle English eves (“projecting lower edge of a roof”) [and other forms], from Old English efes, yfes, *ofes (“edge of a roof”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubisu (“hall”), from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō (compare Gothic 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰 (ubizwa), Old High German obasa (“hall; porch; roof”)), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”) (whence over).