ewe

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See also: Ewe, EWE, -ewe, and éwé

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

ewe

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Ewe.

English[edit]

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A ewe. (Female sheep)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English ewe, from Old English eowu, from Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”).

Cognates
See also Old English ēow (“sheep”), West Frisian ei, Dutch ooi, German Aue); also Old Irish oí, Latin ovis, Tocharian B ā(ᵤ)w, Lithuanian avìs (“ewe”), Russian овца́ (ovcá).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ewe (plural ewes)

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

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Chuukese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Article[edit]

ewe (plural ekkewe)

  1. the (singular)

Usage notes[edit]

When used with a possessive, the word used is we.

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ewe Eʋe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈewe/, [ˈe̞we̞]
  • Rhymes: -ewe
  • Syllabification(key): e‧we

Noun[edit]

ewe

  1. Ewe (member of a West African ethnic group)
    ewe-kulttuuri / ewejen kulttuuri ― Ewe culture
    ewe-kansa ― Ewe people
    ewejen kieli ― Ewe language
  2. Ewe (language)
  3. (in the plural) the Ewe (ethnic group)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of ewe (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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
abessive ewettä eweittä
instructive — ewein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ewe (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative eweni eweni
accusative nom. eweni eweni
gen. eweni
genitive eweni ewejeni
partitive eweäni ewejäni
inessive ewessäni eweissäni
elative ewestäni eweistäni
illative eweeni eweihini
adessive ewelläni eweilläni
ablative eweltäni eweiltäni
allative ewelleni eweilleni
essive ewenäni eweinäni
translative ewekseni eweikseni
abessive ewettäni eweittäni
instructive — —
comitative — eweineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ewesi ewesi
accusative nom. ewesi ewesi
gen. ewesi
genitive ewesi ewejesi
partitive eweäsi ewejäsi
inessive ewessäsi eweissäsi
elative ewestäsi eweistäsi
illative eweesi eweihisi
adessive ewelläsi eweilläsi
ablative eweltäsi eweiltäsi
allative ewellesi eweillesi
essive ewenäsi eweinäsi
translative eweksesi eweiksesi
abessive ewettäsi eweittäsi
instructive — —
comitative — eweinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ewemme ewemme
accusative nom. ewemme ewemme
gen. ewemme
genitive ewemme ewejemme
partitive eweämme ewejämme
inessive ewessämme eweissämme
elative ewestämme eweistämme
illative eweemme eweihimme
adessive ewellämme eweillämme
ablative eweltämme eweiltämme
allative ewellemme eweillemme
essive ewenämme eweinämme
translative eweksemme eweiksemme
abessive ewettämme eweittämme
instructive — —
comitative — eweinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ewenne ewenne
accusative nom. ewenne ewenne
gen. ewenne
genitive ewenne ewejenne
partitive eweänne ewejänne
inessive ewessänne eweissänne
elative ewestänne eweistänne
illative eweenne eweihinne
adessive ewellänne eweillänne
ablative eweltänne eweiltänne
allative ewellenne eweillenne
essive ewenänne eweinänne
translative eweksenne eweiksenne
abessive ewettänne eweittänne
instructive — —
comitative — eweinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ewensä ewensä
accusative nom. ewensä ewensä
gen. ewensä
genitive ewensä ewejensä
partitive eweään
eweänsä 		ewejään
ewejänsä
inessive ewessään
ewessänsä 		eweissään
eweissänsä
elative ewestään
ewestänsä 		eweistään
eweistänsä
illative eweensä eweihinsä
adessive ewellään
ewellänsä 		eweillään
eweillänsä
ablative eweltään
eweltänsä 		eweiltään
eweiltänsä
allative ewelleen
ewellensä 		eweilleen
eweillensä
essive ewenään
ewenänsä 		eweinään
eweinänsä
translative ewekseen
eweksensä 		eweikseen
eweiksensä
abessive ewettään
ewettänsä 		eweittään
eweittänsä
instructive — —
comitative — eweineen
eweinensä

Derived terms[edit]

compounds

Mam[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ewe

  1. yesterday

Maori[edit]

Noun[edit]

ewe

  1. afterbirth
  2. womb

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw.

Noun[edit]

êwe f

  1. era
  2. eternity
  3. moral law
  4. nature

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: eeuw
    • Afrikaans: eeu
  • Limburgish: ieuw

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]

Inherited from Old English eowu, from Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ewe (plural ewen)

  1. ewe (female sheep)[3]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
  1. ^ Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700‎[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 244, page 799.
  2. ^ Jordan, Richard (1974)  Eugene Crook, transl., Handbook of the Middle English Grammar: Phonology (Janua Linguarum; 214)‎[2], The Hague: Mouton & Co. N.V., →DOI, § 108, page 127.
  3. ^ “eue, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ewe

  1. 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]

êwe f

  1. law
  2. eternity
  3. marriage

Declension[edit]

Declension of êwe (feminine, ô-stem)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative einiu diu êwe die êwe
genitive einer dër êwe dër êwen
dative einer dër êwe dën êwen
accusative eine die êwe die êwe

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “êwe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke‎[3], Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Old French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin aqua (“water”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun[edit]

ewe oblique singular, f (oblique plural ewes, nominative singular ewe, nominative plural ewes)

  1. Alternative form of iaue (“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.
    • 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
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin equa

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ewe oblique singular, f (oblique plural ewes, nominative singular ewe, nominative plural ewes)

  1. mare (adult female horse)

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

  1. even
  2. level

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ewe Eʋeawó (“Ewe people”).

Noun[edit]

ewe c

  1. Ewe (language)

Tocharian B[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewes- (“covering”), from *h₃ew- (“to put on clothes, shoes”). Cognate with Latin *uo (“to put on clothes”), Lithuanian auti (“to put on shoes”), etc.

Noun[edit]

ewe ?

  1. (anatomy) skin, hide
  2. leather

Further reading[edit]

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ewe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 103-104

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

  1. yes

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Itsekiri ìwé, perhaps also related to Edo èbé, Urhobo ẹbe, see Doublet of ìwé

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ewé

  1. leaf, foliage
  2. The leaves of the plants Thaumatococcus daniellii and Megaphrynium macrostachyum, which are used in wrapping foods.
    Synonyms: ẹẹ́rà, ewé eéran, ewé iran
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

èwe

  1. adolescent, youth, young person
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ewè

  1. A common species of edible fungi, Termitomyces robustus
    Ọmọ Ọbalùú kò gbọ́dọ̀ jẹ ewè ― The subjects of the King (of the town of Ẹ̀fọ̀n) must never eat the ewe mushroom (The people of Ẹ̀fọ̀n regard it as a taboo to eat this specific species of mushroom)

Zazaki[edit]

Noun[edit]

ewe

  1. and
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