ewich
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
- êwech, êeuwich
Etymology
From Old Dutch ēwig. Equivalent to êwe + -ich.
Adjective
êwich
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| nominative | indefinite | êwich | êwigge | êwich | êwigge |
| definite | êwigge | êwigge | |||
| accusative | indefinite | êwiggen | êwigge | êwich | êwigge |
| definite | êwigge | ||||
| genitive | indefinite | êwichs | êwigger | êwichs | êwigger |
| definite | êwichs, êwiggen | êwichs, êwiggen | |||
| dative | êwiggen | êwigger | êwiggen | êwiggen | |
Descendants
Further reading
- “ewich”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ewich (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon ēwig, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aiw. Equivalent to êwe (“age, eternity”) + -ich.
Pronunciation
- Stem vowel: ê²
- (originally) IPA(key): /ɛːwɪx/
Adjective
êwich
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| Strong declension | ||||
| nominative | êwich | êwige | ||
| accusative | êwigen | êwich | êwige | |
| dative | êwigem(e) (êwigennote) | êwiger(e) | êwigen | |
| genitive | êwiges | êwiger(e) | ||
| Weak declension | ||||
| nominative | êwige | êwigen | ||
| accusative | êwigen | êwige | êwigen | |
| dative | êwigen | |||
| genitive | ||||
The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.