ewe
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English ewe, from Old English ēowu, from Proto-Germanic *awiz (compare Old English ēow (“sheep”), West Frisian ei, Dutch ooi, German Aue), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”) (compare Old Irish oí, Latin ovis, Tocharian B ā(ᵤ)w, Lithuanian avìs (“ewe”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /juː/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /joː/
- Rhymes: -uː
- Homophones: eau, u, yew, you (in almost all dialects)
- Homophone: yo (Ireland)
- Homophones: hew, hue, Hugh (in h-dropping dialects)
Noun[edit]
ewe (plural ewes)
- A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.
- Antonym: ram
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 31:38, column 2:
- This twentie yeeres haue I bene with thee: thy ewes and thy ſhee goates haue not caſt their yong, and the rammes of thy flocke haue I not eaten.
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Chuukese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Article[edit]
ewe (plural ekkewe)
- the (singular)
Usage notes[edit]
When used with a possessive, the word used is we.
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
ewe
- Ewe (member of a West African ethnic group)
- Ewe (language)
- Used also adjectivally with a hyphen or in genitive plural
- ewe-kulttuuri; ewejen kulttuuri
- Ewe culture
- ewe-kansa
- Ewe people
- ewejen kieli
- Ewe language
- ewe-kulttuuri; ewejen kulttuuri
- In plural (ewet), the Ewe (ethnic group)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of ewe (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ewe | ewet | |
genitive | ewen | ewejen | |
partitive | eweä | ewejä | |
illative | eween | eweihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ewe | ewet | |
accusative | nom. | ewe | ewet |
gen. | ewen | ||
genitive | ewen | ewejen | |
partitive | eweä | ewejä | |
inessive | ewessä | eweissä | |
elative | ewestä | eweistä | |
illative | eween | eweihin | |
adessive | ewellä | eweillä | |
ablative | eweltä | eweiltä | |
allative | ewelle | eweille | |
essive | ewenä | eweinä | |
translative | eweksi | eweiksi | |
instructive | — | ewein | |
abessive | ewettä | eweittä | |
comitative | — | eweineen |
Possessive forms of ewe (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | eweni | ewemme |
2nd person | ewesi | ewenne |
3rd person | ewensä |
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”).
Noun[edit]
êwe f
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ewe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “ewe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English ēowu, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ewe (plural ewen)
- ewe (female sheep)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “eue, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ewe
- Alternative form of ew
Middle High German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German ēwa, akin to Old English ǣ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ēwe ?
Descendants[edit]
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”).
Noun[edit]
ewe f (oblique plural ewes, nominative singular ewe, nominative plural ewes)
- water
- a. 1350, Holkham Bible:
- 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.
- And when it [the Ark] was fully loaded
- c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
- L'ewe est bele e parfond qui en la cité cort
- The water which runs through the city is beautiful and deep
- c. 1200, Marie de France, Guigemar:
- En bacins d'or ewe aporterent
- They brought water in basins made of gold
Descendants[edit]
Pennsylvania German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German eben, from Old High German eban. Compare German eben, Dutch even, English even.
Adjective[edit]
ewe
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ewe Eʋeawó (“Ewe people”)
Noun[edit]
ewe c
- Ewe (language)
Tocharian B[edit]
Noun[edit]
ewe ?
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ewé
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