ea

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See also: Ea, EA, êa, , ea., -ea, E/A, éa-, and ę-ą

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English ea, e, æ, from Old English ēa (river), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (waters, river), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (waters, river), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (water, flowing water). Doublet of aqua.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ea (plural eas)

  1. (UK dialect or archaic) A river or watercourse.
    • 1866, Charles Kingsley, Hereward the Wake: Last of the English:
      And they rowed away for Crowland, by many a mere and many an ea; through narrow reaches of clear brown glassy water; between the dark-green alders; between the pale-green reeds; where the coot clanked, and the bittern boomed, and the sedge-bird, not content with its own sweet song, mocked the song of all the birds around; and then out into the broad lagoons, where hung motionless, high overhead, hawk beyond hawk, buzzard beyond buzzard, kite beyond kite, as far as eye could see.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Abbreviation.

Determiner[edit]

ea

  1. Alternative form of ea.

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Anagrams[edit]

Aiwoo[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ea

  1. bad, evil

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Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illa, feminine of ille. Compare Romanian ea.

Pronoun[edit]

ea f (plural eali)

  1. (third-person feminine singular pronoun, nominative form) she

Synonyms[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ea f

  1. (long/stressed accusative form) her

Related terms[edit]

  • el/elu (masculine equivalent (third-person singular nominative))
  • eali (feminine plural), elj (masculine or mixed plural)
  • u (feminine singular accusative- short/unstressed form)
  • (a) ljei (feminine singular genitive and feminine singular dative- long/stressed form)
  • ãlj/ilj/lji (feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)

See also[edit]

  • io/iou, mini (first-person singular)
  • tu, tini (second-person singular)
  • noi (first-person plural)
  • voi (second-person plural)
  • nãsh, elj (third-person (masculine or mixed) plural)

Basque[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ea/ [e.a]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Hyphenation: e‧a

Particle[edit]

ea

  1. Used in indirect questions as an intensifier.
    Ea nork egin dituen etxeko lanak.Let's see who has done the homework.
  2. Used to express one's desire; I hope, I wish
    Ea azkar sendatzen zaren.I hope you get well soon.

Usage notes[edit]

  • When using this particle, the verb takes the conjunction -n.

Further reading[edit]

  • "ea" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • ea” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

ea

  1. genitive singular of iga

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *eqa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ea

  1. sovereignty, rule
  2. air, breath, gas, vapor
  3. life, life force

Verb[edit]

ea

  1. (intransitive) to rise, go up
  2. (intransitive) to smell

References[edit]

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ea”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish ed (it). Ultimately akin to English it, Latin id, etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ea

  1. it

Usage notes[edit]

  • Only used with the copula, in constructions that do not reference any noun.

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Korean[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English ea. (whole piece).

Symbol[edit]

ea

  1. symbol of (gae, item, piece, general counter for objects).
    총 10ea.
    5ea 정도.

Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *íh₂.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ea

  1. nominative feminine singular of is: "she", "it" (referring to feminine nouns), or demonstratively (as a demonstrative pronoun) "this", "that" (likewise referring to feminine nouns)
  2. nominative neuter plural of is: "they (things)"
  3. accusative neuter plural of is: "them (things)"

Pronoun[edit]

 f

  1. ablative feminine singular of is

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Declined from is. It stands as if for eā viā ("this/that way"). Compare .

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

(not comparable)

  1. there
  2. that way
  3. on that side
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References[edit]

  • ea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ea”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the vegetable kingdom: ea, quae terra gignit
    • the vegetable kingdom: ea, quae e terra gignuntur
    • the vegetable kingdom: ea, quae a terra stirpibus continentur
    • the vegetable kingdom: ea quorum stirpes terra continentur (N. D. 2. 10. 26)
    • eastern, western Germany: Germania quae or Germaniae ea pars quae, ad orientem, occidentem vergit
    • to be of such and such an age: ea aetate, id aetatis esse
    • this is our natural tendency, our destiny; nature compels us: ita (ea lege, ea condicione) nati sumus
    • all depends on this; this is the decisive point: in ea re omnia vertuntur
    • with the intention of..: eo consilio, ea mente, ut
    • on condition of..: ea lege, ut
    • what is your opinion: quid de ea re fieri placet?
    • (ambiguous) I blame this in you; I censure you for this: hoc in te reprehendo (not ob eam rem)
    • (ambiguous) to happen to think of..: in eam cogitationem incidere
    • (ambiguous) to induce a person to think that..: aliquem ad eam cogitationem adducere ut
    • (ambiguous) to discuss a subject more fully on the same lines: plura in eam sententiam disputare
    • (ambiguous) peace is concluded on condition that..: pax convenit in eam condicionem, ut...
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Lindu[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ea

  1. shy; ashamed

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

ea

  1. Alternative form of æ

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (water).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ēa f (nominative plural ēa or ēan)

  1. river
  2. running water, stream

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: æ, e, ea, ee, eo
    • English: ea, Eau, eau, yeo
  • Old English: edēa (with prefix ed-)

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Romanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin illa, feminine of ille.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ea f (third-person singular, plural ele, masculine equivalent el)

  1. (nominative form) she
    Synonym: (polite form) dumneaei

Declension[edit]

Nominative
ea
Accusative
stressed unstressed
ea o
Genitive
ei
Singular Plural
m & n f m f & n
său sa săi sale
Dative
stressed unstressed
ei îi
Reflexive
Accusative Dative
stressed unstressed stressed unstressed
sine se sieși își

Pronoun[edit]

ea f (stressed accusative form of ea)

  1. (direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru") her

Related terms[edit]

  • el (third-person masculine singular)
  • ei (third-person masculine plural)
  • ele (third-person feminine plural)

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References[edit]

Romansch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • gea (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
  • gie (Sursilvan)
  • schi (Puter, Vallader)

Adverb[edit]

ea

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) yes (used to indicate agreement with a positive statement)

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ēia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈea/ [ˈe.a]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: e‧a

Interjection[edit]

¡ea!

  1. come on!, come now! (expressing encouragement)
  2. so, and so, now (expressing resolution, preceding a willful resolution)

Further reading[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ea

  1. (literary) ever, at any time

Further reading[edit]

  • ea”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011