ewig
Appearance
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch eeuwig, from Middle Dutch êwich, from Old Dutch ēwig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ewig (attributive ewige, comparative ewiger, superlative ewigste)
Derived terms
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ēwic, Old High German ēwig, from Old High German ewa (from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, equivalent to German Ehe) + -ig.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ewig
Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]Positive forms of ewig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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
[edit]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
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[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Old High German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ēwig
Descendants
[edit]Old Saxon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ēwa + -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw.
Adjective
[edit]ēwig
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of ēwig
Descendants
[edit]Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *owīkā.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛwɪɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːwɪɡ/, /ˈɛwɪɡ/
Noun
[edit]ewig f (plural ewigod or ewigiaid, masculine hydd or bwch)
Hypernyms
[edit]- carw (“deer”)
Derived terms
[edit]- gafrewig (“gazelle”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
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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
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