tiver

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English *tever, teapor, teafur, from Old English tēafor (“red, red lead, vermilion, purple; a material used in making salve; pigment, salve”), from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic, sorcery”). Cognate with Dutch toverij (“sorcery, witchcraft”), German Zauber (“magic”), Icelandic töfrar (“magic, spells”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪvə/
Rhymes: -ɪvə(ɹ)

Noun

tiver

A kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some parts of England.

Etymology 2

From Middle English *teveren, from Old English tēofrian, *tīefran (“to mark in red or purple, colour; depict, portray”), from tēafor as above.

Verb

tiver (third-person singular simple present tivers, present participle tivering, simple past and past participle tivered)

(transitive, regional England) To mark with tiver, as sheep.

References

“tiver”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Rivet, Vitré, rivet

Galician

Verb

tiver

first/third-person singular future subjunctive of ter

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈvɛ(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈvɛ(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈvɛ(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈvɛ(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈvɛ(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈvɛ(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈvɛɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈbɛɾ/ [tiˈβɛɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈvɛ.ɾi/

Verb

tiver

first/third-person singular future subjunctive of ter
- 2000, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets] (Harry Potter; 2), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 217:
  Quando tiver uma dúvida, vá à biblioteca.
  When you are in doubt, go to the library.
(nonstandard) Alternative form of estiver

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