cleve Synonyms & Antonyms
Phonetic codes: K L IY1 V
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Cleve as a Noun
1
A room; chamber.
2
A cottage.
3
A cliff or hillside.
Cleve in a Sentence
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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.
Word Facts for Cleve
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Meaning | A room; chamber |
| Plural | cleves |