eiva

Galician

Etymology 1

Probably from an earlier *aleiva, cognate with Spanish aleve (“flaw”), from Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb, “disgraceful action”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈejβa̝/, /ˈɛjβa̝/

Noun

eiva f (plural eivas)

1. disability of a limb
2. crack

   Synonyms: fenda, rachadura

3. (figuratively) flaw, defect

Derived terms

• eivar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “eiva”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “eiva”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “eiva”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

eiva

1. inflection of eivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly from Latin labes (“fault, defect, collapse”).

Pronunciation 1

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈej.vɐ/ [ˈeɪ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈej.vɐ/ [ˈeɪ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈej.va/ [ˈeɪ̯.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐj.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐj.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈej.bɐ/ [ˈej.βɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈej.vɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vɐ/

• Hyphenation: ei‧va

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: ei‧va

Noun

eiva f (plural eivas)

1. crack

   Synonym: rachadura

2. (figuratively) flaw

Derived terms

• eivar

Etymology 2

Verb

eiva

1. inflection of eivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative