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ewe
English
Etymology
From Middle English ewe, from Old English ?owu, from Proto-Germanic *awiz (compare Old English ?ow (“sheep”), West Frisian ei, Dutch ooi, German Aue), from Proto-Indo-European *h?ówis (“sheep”) (compare Old Irish oí, Latin ovis, Tocharian B ?(?)w, Lithuanian avìs (“ewe”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ju?/
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /jo?/
- Rhymes: -u?
- Homophones: eau, u, yew, you (in almost all dialects)
- Homophone: yo (Ireland)
- Homophones: hew, hue, Hugh (in h-dropping dialects)
Noun
ewe (plural ewes)
- A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.
- Antonym: ram
Synonyms
- yowe, yeo, yoe, yow (archaic, dialectal, Britain, Scotland)
Translations
See also
- hog
- ram
- shearling
- teg
- wether
Anagrams
- eew, wee
Chuukese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ewe?/
Article
ewe (plural ekkewe)
- the (singular)
Usage notes
When used with a possessive, the word used is we.
Finnish
Noun
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
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch ?wa, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?eyu- (“vital force”).
Noun
êwe f
- era
- eternity
- moral law
- nature
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- êeu
Descendants
- Dutch: eeuw
- Afrikaans: eeu
- Limburgish: ieuw
Further reading
- “ewe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “ewe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ?owu, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ówis.
Alternative forms
- awe, ouwe, eu, yowe, yeue
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?iu?(?)/, /?jiu?(?)/
- Rhymes: -iu?(?)
Noun
ewe (plural ewen)
- ewe (female sheep)
Descendants
- English: ewe
- Scots: yowe, yhow
References
- “eue, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
Etymology 2
Noun
ewe
- Alternative form of ew
Middle High German
Alternative forms
- ?
Etymology
From Old High German ?wa, akin to Old English ?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?.w?/
Noun
?we ?
- law
- eternity
- marriage
Descendants
- Alemannic German: Ee, E-e
- German: (Ehe)
Old French
Alternative forms
- iaue, egua, euwe
Etymology
From Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *ak??, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ek?eh? (“water, flowing water”).
Noun
ewe f (oblique plural ewes, nominative singular ewe, nominative plural ewes)
- water
Descendants
- Middle French: eau, eaue
- French: eau
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German eben, from Old High German eban. Compare German eben, Dutch even, English even.
Adjective
ewe
- even
- level
Swedish
Etymology
From Ewe E?eawó (“Ewe people”)
Noun
ewe c
- Ewe (language)
Tocharian B
Noun
ewe ?
- skin, hide
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [e?wé]
Adverb
ewé
- yes
ewe From the web:
- what ewe means
- what's ewedu in english
- what ewe stands for
- what's ewe abo
- what's ewedu leaf
- ewer meaning
- what's ewe lamb
- ewelink what is inching
bucht
English
Etymology
From Scots bucht, of uncertain origin.
Noun
bucht (plural buchts)
- (Scotland) A sheepfold, especially one in which to keep ewes at milking-time.
- 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song, Polygon 2006 (A Scots Quair), p. 150:
- Far over the braes by Upperhill where Ewan would be getting set in his clothes […] the sheep were baaing in their winter buchts.
- 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song, Polygon 2006 (A Scots Quair), p. 150:
Anagrams
- Butch, butch
Dutch
Alternative forms
- bocht
- boecht
Etymology
Flemish variant of Dutch bocht.
Pronunciation
Noun
bucht m (plural buchten)
- junk
- disgusting drink, trash, rubbish
- pests, weed
German
Verb
bucht
- inflection of buchen:
- third-person singular present
- second-person plural present
- plural imperative
Luxembourgish
Verb
bucht
- inflection of buchen:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Scots
Alternative forms
- boucht, bught
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?xt/, /buxt/
Noun
bucht (plural buchts)
- sheepfold, pen, bucht
bucht From the web:
- what buchta means
- buchta what does this mean
- what does buchta
- what is buchta
- what is laura buchtel doing now
- what language is buchta
- ghuznee meaning
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