ee

See also EE, Ee, -ee, -ée, .ee, ééʼ, ʻée, and её

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

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
   • 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...

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

ee

1. The letter E, e.

Declension

Declension of ee (type maa) singular plural nominative ee eet genitive een eiden eitten partitive eetä eitä accusative ee een eet inessive eessä eissä elative eestä eistä illative eehen eihin adessive eellä eillä ablative eeltä eiltä allative eelle eille essive eenä einä translative eeksi eiksi instructive – ein abessive eettä eittä comitative – eineen

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Luo

Pronunciation

• IPA: /e.e/

Interjection

ee

1. yes

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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 *ed-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Verb

ee (future independent eeee)

1. to eat

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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

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Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈe.ɪ/

Interjection

ee

1. yes

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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)