dew
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old English dēaw (“dew”), from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *dawwą (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to run, flow”). Cognate with West Frisian dau, North Frisian dauw (“dew”), Dutch dauw (“dew”), Low German Dau, German Tau (“dew”), Danish dug (“dew”), Swedish dagg (“dew”), Icelandic dögg (“dew”) and Faroese døgg (“dew”), Ancient Greek θέω (théō, “run”, v), Persian دویدن (davidan, “run”, v), Albanian dejë (“spot where the snow thaws”), Sanskrit धावति (dhāvati, “run, flow, move”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
dew (countable and uncountable; plural dews)
- (uncountable) moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning, resulting in drops.
- (countable, but see usage notes) an instance of a such moisture settling on plants, etc.
- There was a heavy dew this morning.
- (uncountable) Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
- (figuratively) Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
- Shakespeare
- The golden dew of sleep.
- Shakespeare
- An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.
- Longfellow
- The dew of his youth.
- Longfellow
Usage notes [edit]
- Although the countable sense is still used, the plural form is now archaic or poetic only.
Synonyms [edit]
- (moisture settling on plants): rore (obsolete)
Translations [edit]
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Verb [edit]
dew (third-person singular simple present dews, present participle dewing, simple past and past participle dewed)
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From adéu.
Interjection [edit]
dew
- (Internet slang) bye
Cornish [edit]
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| Cardinal : dew | ||
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Celtic *dwau, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Numeral [edit]
dew
- (cardinal) two
See also [edit]
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms with homophones
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English verbs
- en:Liquids
- Catalan interjections
- Catalan internet slang
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish numerals
- kw:Cardinal numbers