neve
Portuguese, noun/ˈnɛ.vi/
neve is spelled N-E-V-E (4 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,755th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neve is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “snow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present subjunctive of nevar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “precipitação de cristais de gelo, frequentemente agrupados em flocos e formados pelo congelamento do vapor de…”.
What does neve mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnow
verb
- 1
third-person singular present subjunctive of nevar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. precipitação de cristais de gelo, frequentemente agrupados em flocos e formados pelo congelamento do vapor de água que se encontra suspenso na atmosfera 2. floco ou conjunto de flocos desses cristais 3. frio excessivo 4. a cor branca muito alva
verb: 1. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo nevar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo nevar 3. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo negativo do verbo nevar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of neve
- neves plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neve?
- Brazil /ˈnɛ.vi/
- Portugal /ˈnɛ.vɨ/
- Portugal /ˈnɛ.bɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neve in Portuguese?
neve appears 23 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).