depe

depe

See also: de pé

Middle English

Etymology 1

    PIE root
    *dʰewb-

    From Old English dēope (deeply); By surface analysis, dep (deep) +‎ -e (adverbial suffix)

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdeːp(ə)/
    • IPA(key): /ˈdøːp(ə)/ (Southern, West Midland)

    Adverb

    depe (comparative deppere, depere, superlative deppest, depest)

    1. Located inside or below something.
    2. Intensely, severely:
      1. Gravely, passionately; in an emotionally intense way.
      2. Profoundly, meaningfully; in a cognitively intense way.
      3. Deeply (of colour or dye)
    3. (rare) A lot; a large amount (of water)
    4. (rare) Far, wide (in any direction)
    Descendants
    • English: deep
    • Middle Scots: deip
    References

    Etymology 2

      PIE root
      *dʰewb-

      Originally two distinct nouns:

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈdeːp(ə)/
      • IPA(key): /ˈdøːp(ə)/, /ˈdyːp(ə)/ (Southern, West Midland)

      Noun

      depe (plural depes)

      1. A waterbody; an ocean or river (especially if deep):
        Synonym: depnesse
      2. The inside or depths of something:
        Synonyms: depnesse, depthe
        1. The depths; the deep part of a waterbody.
          Synonyms: depnesse, depthe
        2. The sea floor; the bottom of the sea.
          Synonyms: depnesse, depthe
      3. Depth; distance below a surface.
      Descendants
      References

      Etymology 3

      Adjective

      depe

      1. inflection of dep:
        1. weak singular
        2. strong/weak plural
      2. alternative form of dep

      Etymology 4

      Verb

      depe

      1. alternative form of depen

      Turkish

      Noun

      depe (definite accusative depeyi, plural depeler)

      1. (Inner Anatolia, East Anatolia) alternative form of tepe

      Further reading

      • depe”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982