eche

See also: éché, éche, and eché

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːtʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English eche, ece, from Old English ēċe, ǣċe (“perpetual, eternal, everlasting”), from Proto-Germanic *aiwukiz (“eternal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yewgʷih₃- and *h₂yugʷih₃- respectively, to assume a reconstruction of Pre-Germanic *h₂oyugʷih₃- with an original meaning of "ever-living". Cognate with Dutch eeuwig (“eternal”), German ewig (“eternal”), Swedish evig (“perpetual, eternal”), Latin iūgis (“continual”).

Adjective

eche (comparative more eche, superlative most eche)

1. (dialectal, archaic) Eternal; everlasting.

Related terms

► English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ey-‎ (0 c, 8 e)

Anagrams

• EHEC

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Asturian

Verb

eche

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of echar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of echar

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Galician

Etymology

From Suevic * agjō (compare English edge, Dutch egge, German Ecke, Swedish egg, Norwegian egg)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈet͡ʃe̝/

Noun

eche m (plural eches)

1. hide-and-seek (children’s game)

   Synonym: agachadas

2. rocky ridge

   Synonyms: farallón, facho, barroco, berreco, louro, xorfe

References

• “eche” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.

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Jakaltek

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ekaj.

Noun

eche

1. axe

References

• Church, Clarence; Church, Katherine, Vocabulario castellano-jacalteco, jacalteco-castellano‎^[1] (in Spanish), Guatemala C. A.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, 1955, pages 28; 18

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ǣlċ.

Adjective

eche

1. each

Alternative forms

• ælc, ælch, elch, ilk

Descendants

• English: each
• Scots: ilk, elk

Etymology 2

From Old English eċe.

Noun

eche

1. Alternative form of ache (“aching”)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈet͡ʃe/, [ˈe.t͡ʃe]

Verb

eche

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of echar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of echar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of echar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of echar.