ewig

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch eeuwig, from Middle Dutch êwich, from Old Dutch ēwig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɪəvəx/
Audio: (file)

Adjective

ewig (attributive ewige, comparative ewiger, superlative ewigste)

eternal, everlasting

Derived terms

ewigheid

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ēwic, Old High German ēwig, from Old High German ewa (from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, equivalent to German Ehe) + -ig. Compare Dutch eeuwig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeːvɪç/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈeːvɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Hyphenation: ewig

Adjective

ewig (strong nominative masculine singular ewiger, comparative ewiger, superlative am ewigsten)

eternal, everlasting
- Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Wer an mich glaubt, der hat das ewige Leben.
  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
  (John 6:47 (Johannes 6:47))
(slightly informal) constant, frequent
seine ewigen Vorwürfe ― his constant reproaches

Declension

Positive forms of ewig

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er ist ewig	sie ist ewig	es ist ewig	sie sind ewig
strong declension (without article)	nominative	ewiger	ewige	ewiges	ewige
	genitive	ewigen	ewiger	ewigen	ewiger
	dative	ewigem	ewiger	ewigem	ewigen
	accusative	ewigen	ewige	ewiges	ewige
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der ewige	die ewige	das ewige	die ewigen
	genitive	des ewigen	der ewigen	des ewigen	der ewigen
	dative	dem ewigen	der ewigen	dem ewigen	den ewigen
	accusative	den ewigen	die ewige	das ewige	die ewigen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein ewiger	eine ewige	ein ewiges	(keine) ewigen
	genitive	eines ewigen	einer ewigen	eines ewigen	(keiner) ewigen
	dative	einem ewigen	einer ewigen	einem ewigen	(keinen) ewigen
	accusative	einen ewigen	eine ewige	ein ewiges	(keine) ewigen

Comparative forms of ewig

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er ist ewiger	sie ist ewiger	es ist ewiger	sie sind ewiger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	ewigerer	ewigere	ewigeres	ewigere
	genitive	ewigeren	ewigerer	ewigeren	ewigerer
	dative	ewigerem	ewigerer	ewigerem	ewigeren
	accusative	ewigeren	ewigere	ewigeres	ewigere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der ewigere	die ewigere	das ewigere	die ewigeren
	genitive	des ewigeren	der ewigeren	des ewigeren	der ewigeren
	dative	dem ewigeren	der ewigeren	dem ewigeren	den ewigeren
	accusative	den ewigeren	die ewigere	das ewigere	die ewigeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein ewigerer	eine ewigere	ein ewigeres	(keine) ewigeren
	genitive	eines ewigeren	einer ewigeren	eines ewigeren	(keiner) ewigeren
	dative	einem ewigeren	einer ewigeren	einem ewigeren	(keinen) ewigeren
	accusative	einen ewigeren	eine ewigere	ein ewigeres	(keine) ewigeren

Superlative forms of ewig

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er ist am ewigsten	sie ist am ewigsten	es ist am ewigsten	sie sind am ewigsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	ewigster	ewigste	ewigstes	ewigste
	genitive	ewigsten	ewigster	ewigsten	ewigster
	dative	ewigstem	ewigster	ewigstem	ewigsten
	accusative	ewigsten	ewigste	ewigstes	ewigste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der ewigste	die ewigste	das ewigste	die ewigsten
	genitive	des ewigsten	der ewigsten	des ewigsten	der ewigsten
	dative	dem ewigsten	der ewigsten	dem ewigsten	den ewigsten
	accusative	den ewigsten	die ewigste	das ewigste	die ewigsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein ewigster	eine ewigste	ein ewigstes	(keine) ewigsten
	genitive	eines ewigsten	einer ewigsten	eines ewigsten	(keiner) ewigsten
	dative	einem ewigsten	einer ewigsten	einem ewigsten	(keinen) ewigsten
	accusative	einen ewigsten	eine ewigste	ein ewigstes	(keine) ewigsten

Adverb

ewig

eternally, for ever
Das wird ewig so bleiben. ― It will remain like this for ever.
(chiefly colloquial) always
Er ist ewig am Meckern. ― He's always grumping.

Derived terms

Related terms

Äon
je

Old Dutch

Etymology

From ēwa (“eternity”) +‎ -ig.

Adjective

ēwig

eternal, everlasting

Inflection

Declension of ēwig (a-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural

nominative	ēwig	ēwig	ēwig	ēwiga, ēwige
accusative	ēwigan, ēwigen	ēwiga	ēwig	ēwiga, ēwige
genitive	ēwiges	ēwigero	ēwiges	ēwigero
dative	ēwigin, ēwigemo	ēwigero	ēwigin, ēwigemo	ēwigon
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural

nominative	ēwigo	ēwiga	ēwiga	ēwigon
accusative	ēwigon	ēwigon	ēwiga	ēwigon
genitive	ēwigin	ēwigon	ēwigin	ēwigono
dative	ēwigin	ēwigon	ēwigin	ēwigon

Descendants

Middle Dutch: êwich
- Dutch: eeuwig
  - Afrikaans: ewig
  - Negerhollands: eewig, eeuwig

References

“ēwig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From ēwa +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeːwiɣ/, /ˈeːwiɡ/

Adjective

ēwig

eternal

Declension

Strong declension of *ewig*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigēr, ewig	ēwigiu, ewig	ēwigaȥ, ewig
accusative	ēwigan	ēwiga	ēwigaȥ, ewig
genitive	ēwiges	ēwigera	ēwiges
dative	ēwigemu	ēwigeru	ēwigemu
instrumental	ēwigu	—	ēwigu

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwige, ewig	ēwigo, ewig	ēwigiu, ewig
accusative	ēwige	ēwigo	ēwigiu, ewig
genitive	ēwigero	ēwigero	ēwigero
dative	ēwigēm	ēwigēm	ēwigēm

Weak declension of *ewig*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigo	ēwiga	ēwiga
accusative	ēwigon	ēwigūn	ēwiga
genitive	ēwigen	ēwigūn	ēwigen
dative	ēwigen	ēwigūn	ēwigen

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigon	ēwigūn	ēwigon
accusative	ēwigon	ēwigūn	ēwigon
genitive	ēwigōno	ēwigōno	ēwigōno
dative	ēwigōm	ēwigōm	ēwigōm

Declension of comparative of *ewig*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigōro	ēwigōra	ēwigōra
accusative	ēwigōron	ēwigōrūn	ēwigōra
genitive	ēwigōren	ēwigōrūn	ēwigōren
dative	ēwigōren	ēwigōrūn	ēwigōren

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigōron	ēwigōrūn	ēwigōron
accusative	ēwigōron	ēwigōrūn	ēwigōron
genitive	ēwigōrōno	ēwigōrōno	ēwigōrōno
dative	ēwigōrōm	ēwigōrōm	ēwigōrōm

Strong declension of superlative *ewig*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigōstēr, ēwigōst	ēwigōstiu, ēwigōst	ēwigōstaȥ, ēwigōst
accusative	ēwigōstan	ēwigōsta	ēwigōstaȥ, ēwigōst
genitive	ēwigōstes	ēwigōstera	ēwigōstes
dative	ēwigōstemu	ēwigōsteru	ēwigōstemu
instrumental	ēwigōstu	—	ēwigōstu

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigōste, ēwigōst	ēwigōsto, ēwigōst	ēwigōstiu, ēwigōst
accusative	ēwigōste	ēwigōsto	ēwigōstiu, ēwigōst
genitive	ēwigōstero	ēwigōstero	ēwigōstero
dative	ēwigōstēm	ēwigōstēm	ēwigōstēm

Weak declension of superlative *ewig*
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigōsto	ēwigōsta	ēwigōsta
accusative	ēwigōston	ēwigōstūn	ēwigōsta
genitive	ēwigōsten	ēwigōstūn	ēwigōsten
dative	ēwigōsten	ēwigōstūn	ēwigōsten

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigōston	ēwigōstūn	ēwigōston
accusative	ēwigōston	ēwigōstūn	ēwigōston
genitive	ēwigōstōno	ēwigōstōno	ēwigōstōno
dative	ēwigōstōm	ēwigōstōm	ēwigōstōm

Descendants

Middle High German: ēwic
- Cimbrian: éevig
- German: ewig
- Yiddish: אייביק (eybik)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From ēwa +‎ -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw.

Adjective

ēwig

eternal

Declension

Positive forms of ēwig
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwig	ēwig	ēwig	ēwige, ēwiga	ēwiga	ēwig, ēwiga
accusative	ēwigan, ēwigen	ēwiga	ēwig	ēwiga, ēwige	ēwiga	ēwig, ēwiga
genitive	ēwiges, ēwigas	ēwigara, ēwigaro	ēwiges, ēwigas	ēwigaro, ēwigoro, ēwigero	ēwigaro, ēwigoro, ēwigero	ēwigaro, ēwigoro, ēwigero
dative	ēwigumu, ēwigum, ēwigun, ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigen, ēwigan	ēwigaro, ēwigaru, ēwigara	ēwigumu, ēwigum, ēwigun, ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigen, ēwigan	ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigum	ēwigun, ēwigon	ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigum

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēwigo, ēwiga	ēwiga, ēwige	ēwiga, ēwige	ēwigon, ēwigun	ēwigon, ēwigun, ēwigan	ēwigon, ēwigun
accusative	ēwigon, ēwigan	ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigan	ēwiga, ēwige	ēwigon, ēwigun	ēwigon, ēwigun, ēwigan	ēwigon, ēwigun
genitive	ēwigen, ēwigan	ēwigun, ēwigan, ēwigen	ēwigen, ēwigan	ēwigono, ēwigeno	ēwigono	ēwigono, ēwigeno
dative	ēwigon, ēwigen, ēwigan	ēwigun, ēwigan	ēwigon, ēwigen, ēwigan	ēwigon, ēwigun	ēwigon, ēwigun	ēwigon, ēwigun

Descendants

Middle Low German: êwich
- Plautdietsch: eewich
- → Danish: evig
- → Norwegian: evig
- → Swedish: evig

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *owīkā.^[1]

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛwɪɡ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːwɪɡ/, /ˈɛwɪɡ/

Noun

ewig f (plural ewigod or ewigiaid, masculine hydd or bwch)

doe, hind, female deer
graceful woman

Hypernyms

carw (“deer”)

Derived terms

gafrewig (“gazelle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ewig*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ewig	unchanged	unchanged	hewig

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ewig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[1] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ewig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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Old Dutch

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