different between oliver vs cliver

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l?v?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l?v?/
• Hyphenation: ol?i?ver

Noun

oliver (plural olivers)

1. (archaic, rare) A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.

Anagrams

• violer, virole

Catalan

Etymology

oliva +? -er

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /o.li?ve/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /u.li?be/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /o.li?ve?/

Noun

oliver m (plural olivers)

1. olive tree

   Synonym: olivera

Further reading

• “oliver” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “oliver” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “oliver” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “oliver” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Swedish

Noun

oliver

1. indefinite plural of oliv

English

Adjective

cliver

1. (obsolete or dialectal) clever

French

Etymology

16th century, from Dutch klieven, of Germanic origin. More at English cleave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kli.ve/

Verb

cliver

1. to cleave (split)

   Le minéral se clive en formes régulières délimitées par les plans de clivage.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• clivage

References

• “cliver” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “cliver” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Scots

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?kl?v?r/

Adjective

cliver (comparative cliverer, superlative cliverest)

1. swift, quick, speedy
2. handsome, well-made