ewich

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon ēwig, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aiw. Equivalent to êwe (“age, eternity”) +‎ -ich.

Pronunciation

• Stem vowel: ê²
  • (originally) IPA^(key): /ɛːwɪx/

Adjective

êwich

1. eternally, forever

Declension

Declension of ewich

	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine
	Strong declension
nominative	êwich			êwige
accusative	êwigen	êwich	êwige
dative	êwigem(e) (êwigennote)		êwiger(e)	êwigen
genitive	êwiges			êwiger(e)
	Weak declension
nominative	êwige			êwigen
accusative	êwigen	êwige	êwigen
dative	êwigen
genitive

The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.

Descendants

• → Danish: evig
• → Norwegian: evig
• → Swedish: evig