ewi

Chuj

Adverb

ewi

1. yesterday

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• ewwi

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *awi.

Noun

ewi f

1. a ewe

Declension

Declension of ewi (feminine i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	ewi	ewi
accusative	ewi	ewi
genitive	ewi	ewiō
dative	ewi	ewium
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: ewe
  • Low German: Eev, Öwwe

    German Low German: Öi, Ei

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• عِوِ

Etymology

Compare with iwì (“Egungun poetry”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.wì/

Noun

ewì

1. poetry, poem

   ó ké ewì lágbo ― He recited poetry at the event

2. The Yoruba art of oral poetry and chanting for religious or entertainment purposes

Hyponyms

types of ewì

• alámọ̀
• ẹkún-ìyàwó
• ẹ̀sà
• iwì
• oríkì
• pípè
• rárà
• ìjálá
• ìrèmọ̀jé

 

Derived terms

• ajẹméwì (“poetic”)
• akéwì (“poet”)
• eléwì (“poetry writer”)
• ewì àbáláyé (“traditional poetry”)
• ewì àpilẹ̀kọ (“written poetry”)
• ewì àtẹnudẹ́nu (“oral poetry”)
• imọ̀ ewì (“poetics”)
• kéwì-kéwì (“poet”)