ave English · revision 10379

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1230|origins=la ave}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɑːveɪ/, /ˈæveɪ/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la|avē|t=hail; farewell]], the singular imperative of avēre, to be or fare well,^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)^(SOED 2002) perhaps from Punic ḥwy, live!^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Short for [[Ave Maria]], the Hail Mary: about 1230, the early 13th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ As an interjection, hail! welcome! or farewell!, it is from 1377,^(OED 1989) and a farewell as a noun from 1603.^(OED 1989) The beads of a rosary for the Aves said are from 1463,^(OED 1989) and the Ave-bell, rung at the hours of the Angelus, from 1635.^(OED 1989) A verb ave, to hail or acclaim, is from 1611.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1230 – an Ave Maria.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1377 – hail! farewell!^(OED 1989)

+ * 1463 – rosary beads.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1603 – a farewell (noun).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1635 – Ave-bell.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Interjection===

+ # ''(literary)'' Hail! or farewell! used as a greeting or leave-taking.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # An expression of greeting or farewell.^(AHD)

+ # ''(Ave)'' The Hail Mary, or one of the beads of a rosary used to count it.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Ave Maria]]

+ * [[vale]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Ave is also an abbreviation of [[avenue]].^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}