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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
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