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)
- Located inside or below something.
- Intensely, severely:
- Gravely, passionately; in an emotionally intense way.
- Profoundly, meaningfully; in a cognitively intense way.
- Deeply (of colour or dye)
- (rare) A lot; a large amount (of water)
- (rare) Far, wide (in any direction)
Descendants
References
- “dẹ̄p(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
| PIE root |
|---|
| *dʰewb- |
Originally two distinct nouns:
- Old English dīepe, alteration of *dīepu, from Proto-West Germanic *diupī, from Proto-Germanic *diupį̄.
- Old English dēop, from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupą.
Alternative forms
- deope (Southern); deip, deipe (Early Scots)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeːp(ə)/
- IPA(key): /ˈdøːp(ə)/, /ˈdyːp(ə)/ (Southern, West Midland)
Noun
depe (plural depes)
- A waterbody; an ocean or river (especially if deep):
- Synonym: depnesse
- The inside or depths of something:
- Depth; distance below a surface.
Descendants
References
- “dẹ̄p, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Adjective
depe
Etymology 4
Verb
depe
- alternative form of depen
Turkish
Noun
depe (definite accusative depeyi, plural depeler)
- (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