ee
Translingual
Symbol
ee
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1
Noun
ee (plural een)
- (Scotland, Northern England and archaic) An eye.
- 1815, Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering:
- […] and he never took his ee aff them, or said another word […]
References
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Interjection
ee
- (Northern England) eh
- 1975, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Werewolf and the Vampire
- Father advanced with outstretched hand and announced in a loud, very hearty voice: "Ee, I'm pleased to meet ye, lad. […]
- 2008, Mavis Crawley, The Rolling Stone: Based on the True Story of My Life:
- 'Ee by gum lass we've seen nought of thee this many a long year, thou's a sight for sore eyes,' he said planting a kiss firmly on Mum's cheek...
- 1975, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Werewolf and the Vampire
Etymology 3
Noun
ee (plural ees)
Dibabawon Manobo
Interjection
èe
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch êe, from Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw.
Pronunciation
Noun
ee f (uncountable)
Related terms
Estonian
Noun
ee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ee
- The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.
Declension
| Inflection of ee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ee | eet | |
| genitive | een | eiden eitten | |
| partitive | eetä | eitä | |
| illative | eehen | eihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ee | eet | |
| accusative | nom. | ee | eet |
| gen. | een | ||
| genitive | een | eiden eitten | |
| partitive | eetä | eitä | |
| inessive | eessä | eissä | |
| elative | eestä | eistä | |
| illative | eehen | eihin | |
| adessive | eellä | eillä | |
| ablative | eeltä | eiltä | |
| allative | eelle | eille | |
| essive | eenä | einä | |
| translative | eeksi | eiksi | |
| abessive | eettä | eittä | |
| instructive | — | ein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Luo
Pronunciation
Interjection
ee
Manx
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Pronoun
- she
- As ta'n chooid share jeh nagh vel ee ny ben Vanninagh.
- The beauty of it is that she is not Manx.
- Ben vie thie ee.
- She is a good housekeeper.
- Cha dooar ee eh.
- She didn't find it.
- Cha nel ee agh ny lhiannoo.
- She is but a child.
- Er leshyn dy row ee nane jeh e chaarjyn.
- He counted her among his friends.
- her
- Hug eh fo obbeeys ee.
- He bewitched her.
- Ren eh smeidey stiagh ee.
- He beckoned her in.
- it (referring to a feminine noun)
- Cha jargym fakin ee.
- I can't see it.
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ithid, from Proto-Celtic *ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European *peyt-.
Verb
ee (past dee, future independent eeee, verbal noun ee, present participle gee, past participle eeit)
Middle English
Noun
ee
- Alternative form of æ
Phalura
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Particle
ee (modal, Perso-Arabic spelling اے)
- Utterance final question clitic
Alternative forms
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ee”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ee (conjunction, Perso-Arabic spelling اے)
- Conjoining marker cliticized to the first constituent
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ee”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Scots
Etymology 1
From (Anglian) Old English ēġe.
Noun
ee (plural een)
- eye
- 1789, Robert Burns, Willie Brew'd A Peck O' Maut:
- We are na fou, we're nae that fou, / But just a drappie in our ee (We are not full, we're not that full, / but just a drop (of liquor) in our eye.);
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
From Old English ġē.
Pronoun
ee (personal, non-emphatic)
Etymology 3
Numeral
ee
See also
References
- “ee, adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Interjection
ee
Teposcolula Mixtec
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mixtec *ɨ́ɨ̨́.
Numeral
ee
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mixtec *ɨ̀ɨ̨̀.
Numeral
ee
References
- Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 203v
Tswana
Pronunciation
Interjection
ee
Tukudede
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
ee
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
Võro
Noun
ee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Yola
Etymology 1
Preposition
ee
- Alternative form of i (“in”)
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4:
- Zitch vaperreen, an shimmereen, fan ee-daff ee aar scoth!
- Such vapouring and glittering when stript in their shirts!
Etymology 2
Article
ee
- Alternative form of a (“the”)
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 37 & 84
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