ewe

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English ēowu, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“‘sheep’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: juw
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Homophones: u, yew, you, hew (in h-dropping dialects), hue (in h-dropping dialects)

[edit] Noun

Singular
ewe

Plural
ewe or ewes

ewe (plural ewe or ewes)

  1. A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Because of its pronunciation and despite its spelling, this word most commonly takes the definite article a rather than an.

[edit] Translations

female sheep

[edit] See also

[edit] Anagrams

[edit] Trivia

Because of its pronunciation, ewe and its homophone you are the only homophone pair in modern English that share no letters in their spelling in common.

[edit] Anglo-Norman

[edit] Etymology

Latin aqua.

[edit] Noun

ewe

  1. water
    E caunt ele estoyt de tut chargé / La ewe vint curant a grant plenté.
    And when it [the Ark] was fully loaded, the waters ran high and fast. (Holkham Bible)

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

ewe c.

  1. Ewe (language)


This Swedish entry was created from the translations listed at Ewe. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see ewe in the Swedish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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