Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• E-e

Noun

Ee f ‎(plural Eee)

1. marriage
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Säged Si, Her Dokchter, Si füred doch ä glükchlichi E-e?

     Tell me, doctor, do you have a happy marriage?

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German ei, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eː/
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Ee n ‎(plural Eeër)

1. egg

Related terms

• Eewäiss
• Eegiel

English

Noun

ee ‎(plural een)

1. (Scotland, Northern England and archaic) An eye.

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165

Etymology 2

Interjection

ee

1. (Northern England) eh
   • 1975, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Werewolf and the Vampire

     Father advanced with outstretched hand and announced in a loud, very hearty voice: "Ee, I'm pleased to meet ye, lad. […]

   • 2008, Mavis Crawley, The Rolling Stone: Based on the True Story of My Life

     'Ee by gum lass we've seen nought of thee this many a long year, thou's a sight for sore eyes,' he said planting a kiss firmly on Mum's cheek...

Dutch

Noun

ee f ‎(uncountable)

1. (obsolete) a law or rule
2. (obsolete) the bond of marriage

Related terms

• eegade, eega, eegemaal, echt, eeuw, ieder, ooit

Estonian

Noun

ee ‎(genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

ee

1. The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.

Declension

Luo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.e/

Interjection

ee

1. yes

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish í

Pronoun

ee ‎(emphatic eeish or ish)

1. she, her

   As ta'n chooid share jeh nagh vel ee ny ben Vanninagh.‎

   The beauty of it is that she is not Manx.

   Ben vie thie ee.‎ ― She is a good housekeeper.

   Cha dooar ee eh.‎ ― She didn't find it.

   Cha nel ee agh ny lhiannoo.‎ ― She is but a child.

   Er leshyn dy row ee nane jeh e chaarjyn.‎

   He counted her among his friends.

   Hug eh fo obbeeys ee.‎ ― He bewitched her.

   Ren eh smeidey stiagh ee.‎ ― He beckoned her in.

2. it (referring to a feminine noun)

   Cha jargym fakin ee.‎ ― I can't see it.

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ithid, from Proto-Celtic *ɸit-, from Proto-Indo-European *peyt-.

Verb

ee ‎(future independent eeee)

1. to eat

Scots

Etymology 1

Old English (Anglian) ēġe.

Noun

ee ‎(plural een)

1. eye

Etymology 2

From Old English ġē.

Pronoun

ee personal, non-emphatic

1. (South Scots) you

See also

• ye
• yow
• yow yins

Swahili

Interjection

ee

1. o; oh

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.ɪ/

Interjection

ee

1. yes

Tukudede

ee

Etymology

From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

ee

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Võro

Noun

ee ‎(genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.

Inflection

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