ew
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
ew (with as many extra ‘e’s and/or ‘w’s as needed for emphasis)
- Expression of disgust or nausea.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:yuck
- Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.
- Ew! This peanut butter tastes disgusting!
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
expression of disgust or nausea
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Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English īw, ēow, from Proto-West Germanic *īhu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ew
Descendants edit
References edit
- “eu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
Mokilese edit
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General: ew Animate: emen Long objects: apas Pieces: ekij Serial counting number: oahd General ordinal: keiow Animate ordinal: keiow Long objects ordinal: keiow Pieces ordinal: keiow |
Etymology edit
e- (“one”) + -w (general numeral classifier)
Numeral edit
ew
- the numeral one
Usage notes edit
Ew is the general form of the numeral one, used for general counting and to describe the number of inanimate objects that are not considered long or pieces of other nouns.
Northern Kurdish edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
Central Kurdish | ئەو (ew) |
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Southern Kurdish | ئەۊ (eẅ) |
ew (he) (she)
Central Kurdish | ئەوان (ewan) |
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Southern Kurdish | ئەوان (ewan) |
ew (they)
ew (masculine oblique singular wî, feminine oblique singular wê, oblique plural wan)