ewig
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch eeuwig, from Middle Dutch êwich, from Old Dutch ēwig.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editewig (attributive ewige, comparative ewiger, superlative ewigste)
Derived terms
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editewig (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
editPositive 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
editewig
- 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
editRelated terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
editOld High German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editēwig
Descendants
editOld Saxon
editEtymology
editFrom ēwa + -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw.
Adjective
editēwig
Declension
editPositive forms of ēwig
Descendants
editWelsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *owīkā.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛwɪɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːwɪɡ/, /ˈɛwɪɡ/
Noun
editewig f (plural ewigod or ewigiaid, masculine hydd or bwch)
Hypernyms
edit- carw (“deer”)
Derived terms
edit- gafrewig (“gazelle”)
Mutation
editradical | 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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