ewig

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch eeuwig, from Middle Dutch êwich, from Old Dutch ēwig.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪəvəx/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

ewig (attributive ewige, comparative ewiger, superlative ewigste)

  1. eternal, everlasting

Derived terms[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German ēwic, Old High German ēwig, from Old High German ewa (from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, equivalent to German Ehe) + -ig.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ewig

Adjective[edit]

ewig (strong nominative masculine singular ewiger, comparative ewiger, superlative am ewigsten)

  1. eternal, everlasting
    • Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Wer an mich glaubt, der hat das ewige Leben.
      Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
      (John 6:47 (Johannes 6:47))
  2. (slightly informal) constant, frequent
    seine ewigen Vorwürfehis constant reproaches

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ewig

  1. eternally, for ever
    Das wird ewig so bleiben.It will remain like this for ever.
  2. (chiefly colloquial) always
    Er ist ewig am Meckern.He's always grumping.

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See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • ewig” in Duden online
  • ewig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ēwa +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːwiɣ/, /ˈeːwiɡ/

Adjective[edit]

ēwig

  1. eternal

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle High German: ēwic

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ēwa +‎ -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw.

Adjective[edit]

ēwig

  1. eternal

Declension[edit]


Descendants[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *owīkā.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ewig f (plural ewigod or ewigiaid, masculine hydd or bwch)

  1. doe, hind, female deer
  2. graceful woman

Hypernyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ewig unchanged unchanged hewig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ewig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies