cleve Meaning & Definition
What Does Cleve Mean?
As a noun, cleve means A room; chamber. It can also mean A cottage.
Cleve Definition (Noun)
- A room; chamber.
- A cottage.
- A cliff or hillside.
Synonyms of Cleve
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Cleve synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
cleve (plural cleves)
Words That Rhyme With Cleve
Origin of Cleve
From Middle English cleve, from Old English cleofa (“that which is cloven, a cleft, chasm, cave, den, lair, cell, chamber, cellar, apartment”), from Proto-Germanic *klebô (“chamber, cell”), from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, cleave, split, divide”). Cognate with Old Norse klefi (“a closet, sleeping closet, bedroom”) (whence Icelandic klefi (“cell, compartment”)). Related to cleave.