ive
French, noun/iv/
ive is spelled I-V-E (3 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ive is a French feminine noun meaning “synonym of bugle petit-pin (“yellow bugle”) (Ajuga chamaepitys)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Germandrée dont les feuilles, légèrement amères et aromatiques, sont employées en médecine”.
What does ive mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesynonym of bugle petit-pin (“yellow bugle”) (Ajuga chamaepitys)
suffix
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of -if
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Germandrée dont les feuilles, légèrement amères et aromatiques, sont employées en médecine.
noun: 1. Vie.
suffix: 1. Suffixe nominal.
adjective: 1. Quatrième.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ive
- ives plural
- IVᵉ singular masculine feminine
- IVᵉˢ plural masculine feminine
- 4ᵉ
- 4^(ème)
- IV^(ème)
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ive?
- /iv/
- \iv\
- \ka.tʁi.jɛm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ive in French?
ive appears 2.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).