eeuw
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch êwe, from Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”).
Pronunciation
Noun
eeuw m or f (plural eeuwen, diminutive eeuwtje n)
- century, 100 years
- many years
- (by extension) a very long time, far too long, (an) eternity
Derived terms
- door de eeuwen der eeuwen
- eeuweling
- eeuwig
- eeuwigheid
- eeuwelijk
- eeuweloos
- Middeleeuwen
- eeuwenheugend
- eeuwenlang
- eeuwenoud
- eeuwfeest
- eeuwgenoot
- eeuwgetij
- eeuwhelft
- eeuwjaar
- eeuwkring
- eeuwtij
- eeuwwende
- eeuwwisseling
- eeuwzang
- Gouden Eeuw
- heileeuw
- lettereeuw
- vereeuwigen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: eeu
References
- van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN
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