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ee

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ee"

Translingual Edit

Symbol Edit

ee

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Ewe.

English Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Noun Edit

ee (plural een)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England and archaic) An eye.
    • 1815, Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering:
      […] and he never took his ee aff them, or said another word […]
References Edit
  • A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2 Edit

Interjection Edit

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...

Etymology 3 Edit

Noun Edit

ee (plural ees)

  1. (chemistry) Enantiomeric excess.

Etymology 4 Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Noun Edit

ee (plural ees)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter E.
    • 1773 October, The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged:
      The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.
    • 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:
      I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.
    • 2016 CCEB, Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G), p. 3-5
      ETA [is spoken] as "ee-tee-ay" instead of "I SPELL Echo Tango Alfa".

See also Edit

etymologically unrelated terms

Dibabawon Manobo Edit

Interjection Edit

èe

  1. yes

Dutch Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle Dutch êe, from Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw.

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

ee f (uncountable)

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

Related terms Edit

Estonian Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Noun Edit

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

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

Etymology 2 Edit

Noun Edit

ee

  1. genitive singular of esi

Finnish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin ē.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈeː/, [ˈe̞ː]
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Syllabification(key): ee

Noun Edit

ee

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

Declension Edit

Inflection of ee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative ee eet
genitive een eiden
eitten
partitive eetä eitä
illative eehen eihin
singular plural
nominative ee eet
accusative nom. ee eet
gen. een
genitive een eiden
eitten
partitive eetä eitä
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 See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ee (type maa)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative eeni eeni
accusative nom. eeni eeni
gen. eeni
genitive eeni eideni
eitteni
partitive eetäni eitäni
inessive eessäni eissäni
elative eestäni eistäni
illative eeheni eihini
adessive eelläni eilläni
ablative eeltäni eiltäni
allative eelleni eilleni
essive eenäni einäni
translative eekseni eikseni
instructive — —
abessive eettäni eittäni
comitative — eineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative eesi eesi
accusative nom. eesi eesi
gen. eesi
genitive eesi eidesi
eittesi
partitive eetäsi eitäsi
inessive eessäsi eissäsi
elative eestäsi eistäsi
illative eehesi eihisi
adessive eelläsi eilläsi
ablative eeltäsi eiltäsi
allative eellesi eillesi
essive eenäsi einäsi
translative eeksesi eiksesi
instructive — —
abessive eettäsi eittäsi
comitative — einesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative eemme eemme
accusative nom. eemme eemme
gen. eemme
genitive eemme eidemme
eittemme
partitive eetämme eitämme
inessive eessämme eissämme
elative eestämme eistämme
illative eehemme eihimme
adessive eellämme eillämme
ablative eeltämme eiltämme
allative eellemme eillemme
essive eenämme einämme
translative eeksemme eiksemme
instructive — —
abessive eettämme eittämme
comitative — einemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative eenne eenne
accusative nom. eenne eenne
gen. eenne
genitive eenne eidenne
eittenne
partitive eetänne eitänne
inessive eessänne eissänne
elative eestänne eistänne
illative eehenne eihinne
adessive eellänne eillänne
ablative eeltänne eiltänne
allative eellenne eillenne
essive eenänne einänne
translative eeksenne eiksenne
instructive — —
abessive eettänne eittänne
comitative — einenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative eensä eensä
accusative nom. eensä eensä
gen. eensä
genitive eensä eidensä
eittensä
partitive eetään
eetänsä 		eitään
eitänsä
inessive eessään
eessänsä 		eissään
eissänsä
elative eestään
eestänsä 		eistään
eistänsä
illative eehensä eihinsä
adessive eellään
eellänsä 		eillään
eillänsä
ablative eeltään
eeltänsä 		eiltään
eiltänsä
allative eelleen
eellensä 		eilleen
eillensä
essive eenään
eenänsä 		einään
einänsä
translative eekseen
eeksensä 		eikseen
eiksensä
instructive — —
abessive eettään
eettänsä 		eittään
eittänsä
comitative — eineen
einensä

Luo Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

ee

  1. yes

Manx Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Old Irish í.

Pronoun Edit

ee (emphatic eeish or ish)

  1. she
    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.
  2. her
    Hug eh fo obbeeys ee.
    He bewitched her.
    Ren eh smeidey stiagh ee.
    He beckoned her in.
  3. it (referring to a feminine noun)
    Cha jargym fakin ee.
    I can't see it.

See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

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

Verb Edit

ee (past dee, verbal noun ee, present participle gee, past participle eeit)

  1. to eat, consume, feed
Usage notes Edit

The expected future indicative form would be *ee but it’s not attested, the relative form is eeys. In non-relative context generally periphrastic constructions with the verbal noun are used, eg. cre nee shiu y ee, ny cre nee shiu y iv ― what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nee eh gee ec my voayrd hene ― he shall eat at my table, raad nee ad gee eh ― wherein they shall eat it.

Middle English Edit

Noun Edit

ee

  1. Alternative form of æ

Phalura Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation Edit

Particle Edit

ee (modal, Perso-Arabic spelling اے)

  1. Utterance final question clitic
Alternative forms Edit
  • aa (Biori)

References Edit

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Etymology 2 Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation Edit

Conjunction Edit

ee (conjunction, Perso-Arabic spelling اے)

  1. Conjoining marker cliticized to the first constituent

References Edit

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Scots Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From (Anglian) Old English ēġe.

Noun Edit

ee (plural een)

  1. eye
    • 1789, Robert Burns, Willie Brew'd A Peck O' Maut:
      We are na fou, we're nae that fou, / But just a drappie in our ee (We are not full, we're not that full, / but just a drop (of liquor) in our eye.);
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2 Edit

From Old English ġē.

Pronoun Edit

ee (personal, non-emphatic)

  1. (South Scots) you

Etymology 3 Edit

Numeral Edit

ee

  1. Shetland form of ae (“one”)

See also Edit

References Edit

Swahili Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Interjection Edit

ee

  1. o; oh

Teposcolula Mixtec Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Mixtec *ɨ́ɨ̨́.

Numeral Edit

ee

  1. one

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Mixtec *ɨ̀ɨ̨̀.

Numeral Edit

ee

  1. nine

References Edit

  • Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 203v

Tswana Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

ee

  1. yes

Tukudede Edit

 
ee

Etymology Edit

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

Noun Edit

ee

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Võro Edit

Noun Edit

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

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

Inflection Edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Yola Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Preposition Edit

ee

  1. Alternative form of ing (“in”)
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4:
      Zitch vaperreen, an shimmereen, fan ee-daff ee aar scoth!
      Such vapouring and glittering when stript in their shirts!

Etymology 2 Edit

Article Edit

ee

  1. Alternative form of a (“the”)

References Edit

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 37 & 84
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