iaue

Old French

Alternative forms

• yaue, eve, eaue, aigue, ewe, euwe, egua, ayve, aive

Etymology

From Latin aqua. Compare Picard iau and Anglo-Norman ewe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.wə/

Noun

iaue oblique singular, f (oblique plural iaues, nominative singular iaue, nominative plural iaues)

1. water (drinkable liquid)

Descendants

• Angevin: iau, ève, aive
• Bourbonnais-Berrichon: iau, aïe, aigue
• Bourguignon: aoue, ea, aie
• Champenois: iau, aive
• Franc-Comtois: ave
• Gallo: iau, ève, aive
• Lorrain: auve, aoue, ôve
• Middle French: eau, eaue
  • French: eau (see there for further descendants)
• Norman: iâo, iaoue (Guernsey); ieau (Jersey); yo (Sark), ieau, iâo (continental Normandy); iaoue (Guernsey); yo (Sark), yo, iâo (continental Normandy); iaoue (Guernsey); ieau (Jersey)
• Picard: iau, ieu (Amiens)
• Poitevin-Saintongeais: iau, ève
• Walloon: aiwe