ewer
See also: Ewer
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English ewer, from Anglo-Norman or Old French ewer, eawer (modern French évier), from Latin aquārium, from aqua (“water”). Doublet of aquarium.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjuː.ə/, /ˈjʊə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈju.ɚ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -uːə(ɹ)
Noun edit
ewer (plural ewers)
- A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle. Originally used for carrying water
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widemouthed pitcher
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Chuukese edit
Interjection edit
ewer
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Old French ewer, from Latin aquārium.
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Noun edit
ewer (uncountable)
Descendants edit
- English: ewer
References edit
- ^ Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 243, page 799.
- ^ “eure, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ewer
- Alternative form of eure
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
ewe + -er, from Latin aquārium, or from an unattested Vulgar Latin *aquāria, from Latin aquārius, from aqua.
Noun edit
ewer oblique singular, m (oblique plural ewers, nominative singular ewers, nominative plural ewer)
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Descendants edit
References edit
- ewer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub