ewig

ewig

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch eeuwig, from Middle Dutch êwich, from Old Dutch ēwig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪəvəx/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

ewig (attributive ewige, comparative ewiger, superlative ewigste)

  1. eternal, everlasting

Derived terms

  • ewigheid

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ēwic, Old High German ēwig, from Old High German ewa (from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, equivalent to German Ehe) + -ig. Compare eeuwig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ewig

Adjective

ewig (strong nominative masculine singular ewiger, comparative ewiger, superlative am ewigsten)

  1. eternal, everlasting
    • Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Wer an mich glaubt, der hat das ewige Leben.
      Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
      (John 6:47 (Johannes 6:47))
  2. (slightly informal) constant, frequent
    seine ewigen Vorwürfe ― his constant reproaches

Declension

Positive forms of ewig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist ewig sie ist ewig es ist ewig sie sind ewig
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative ewiger ewige ewiges ewige
genitive ewigen ewiger ewigen ewiger
dative ewigem ewiger ewigem ewigen
accusative ewigen ewige ewiges ewige
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der ewige die ewige das ewige die ewigen
genitive des ewigen der ewigen des ewigen der ewigen
dative dem ewigen der ewigen dem ewigen den ewigen
accusative den ewigen die ewige das ewige die ewigen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein ewiger eine ewige ein ewiges (keine) ewigen
genitive eines ewigen einer ewigen eines ewigen (keiner) ewigen
dative einem ewigen einer ewigen einem ewigen (keinen) ewigen
accusative einen ewigen eine ewige ein ewiges (keine) ewigen
Comparative forms of ewig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist ewiger sie ist ewiger es ist ewiger sie sind ewiger
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative ewigerer ewigere ewigeres ewigere
genitive ewigeren ewigerer ewigeren ewigerer
dative ewigerem ewigerer ewigerem ewigeren
accusative ewigeren ewigere ewigeres ewigere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der ewigere die ewigere das ewigere die ewigeren
genitive des ewigeren der ewigeren des ewigeren der ewigeren
dative dem ewigeren der ewigeren dem ewigeren den ewigeren
accusative den ewigeren die ewigere das ewigere die ewigeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein ewigerer eine ewigere ein ewigeres (keine) ewigeren
genitive eines ewigeren einer ewigeren eines ewigeren (keiner) ewigeren
dative einem ewigeren einer ewigeren einem ewigeren (keinen) ewigeren
accusative einen ewigeren eine ewigere ein ewigeres (keine) ewigeren
Superlative forms of ewig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am ewigsten sie ist am ewigsten es ist am ewigsten sie sind am ewigsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative ewigster ewigste ewigstes ewigste
genitive ewigsten ewigster ewigsten ewigster
dative ewigstem ewigster ewigstem ewigsten
accusative ewigsten ewigste ewigstes ewigste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der ewigste die ewigste das ewigste die ewigsten
genitive des ewigsten der ewigsten des ewigsten der ewigsten
dative dem ewigsten der ewigsten dem ewigsten den ewigsten
accusative den ewigsten die ewigste das ewigste die ewigsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein ewigster eine ewigste ein ewigstes (keine) ewigsten
genitive eines ewigsten einer ewigsten eines ewigsten (keiner) ewigsten
dative einem ewigsten einer ewigsten einem ewigsten (keinen) ewigsten
accusative einen ewigsten eine ewigste ein ewigstes (keine) ewigsten

Adverb

ewig

  1. eternally, for ever
    Das wird ewig so bleiben. ― It will remain like this for ever.
  2. (chiefly colloquial) always
    Er ist ewig am Meckern. ― He's always grumping.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “ewig” in Duden online
  • “ewig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From ēwa (“eternity”) +‎ -ig.

Adjective

ēwig

  1. eternal, everlasting

Inflection

Declension of ēwig (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative ēwig ēwig ēwig ēwiga, ēwige
accusative ēwigan, ēwigen ēwiga ēwig ēwiga, ēwige
genitive ēwiges ēwigero ēwiges ēwigero
dative ēwigin, ēwigemo ēwigero ēwigin, ēwigemo ēwigon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative ēwigo ēwiga ēwiga ēwigon
accusative ēwigon ēwigon ēwiga ēwigon
genitive ēwigin ēwigon ēwigin ēwigono
dative ēwigin ēwigon ēwigin ēwigon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: êwich

References

  • “ēwig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From ēwa +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːwiɣ/, /ˈeːwiɡ/

Adjective

ēwig

  1. eternal

Declension

Strong declension of ewig
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigēr, ewig ēwigiu, ewig ēwigaȥ, ewig
accusative ēwigan ēwiga ēwigaȥ, ewig
genitive ēwiges ēwigera ēwiges
dative ēwigemu ēwigeru ēwigemu
instrumental ēwigu — ēwigu
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwige, ewig ēwigo, ewig ēwigiu, ewig
accusative ēwige ēwigo ēwigiu, ewig
genitive ēwigero ēwigero ēwigero
dative ēwigēm ēwigēm ēwigēm
Weak declension of ewig
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigo ēwiga ēwiga
accusative ēwigon ēwigūn ēwiga
genitive ēwigen ēwigūn ēwigen
dative ēwigen ēwigūn ēwigen
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigon ēwigūn ēwigon
accusative ēwigon ēwigūn ēwigon
genitive ēwigōno ēwigōno ēwigōno
dative ēwigōm ēwigōm ēwigōm
Declension of comparative of ewig
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigōro ēwigōra ēwigōra
accusative ēwigōron ēwigōrūn ēwigōra
genitive ēwigōren ēwigōrūn ēwigōren
dative ēwigōren ēwigōrūn ēwigōren
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigōron ēwigōrūn ēwigōron
accusative ēwigōron ēwigōrūn ēwigōron
genitive ēwigōrōno ēwigōrōno ēwigōrōno
dative ēwigōrōm ēwigōrōm ēwigōrōm
Strong declension of superlative ewig
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigōstēr, ēwigōst ēwigōstiu, ēwigōst ēwigōstaȥ, ēwigōst
accusative ēwigōstan ēwigōsta ēwigōstaȥ, ēwigōst
genitive ēwigōstes ēwigōstera ēwigōstes
dative ēwigōstemu ēwigōsteru ēwigōstemu
instrumental ēwigōstu — ēwigōstu
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigōste, ēwigōst ēwigōsto, ēwigōst ēwigōstiu, ēwigōst
accusative ēwigōste ēwigōsto ēwigōstiu, ēwigōst
genitive ēwigōstero ēwigōstero ēwigōstero
dative ēwigōstēm ēwigōstēm ēwigōstēm
Weak declension of superlative ewig
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigōsto ēwigōsta ēwigōsta
accusative ēwigōston ēwigōstūn ēwigōsta
genitive ēwigōsten ēwigōstūn ēwigōsten
dative ēwigōsten ēwigōstūn ēwigōsten
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigōston ēwigōstūn ēwigōston
accusative ēwigōston ēwigōstūn ēwigōston
genitive ēwigōstōno ēwigōstōno ēwigōstōno
dative ēwigōstōm ēwigōstōm ēwigōstōm

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From ēwa +‎ -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw.

Adjective

ēwig

  1. eternal

Declension

Positive forms of ēwig
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwig ēwig ēwig ēwige, ēwiga ēwiga ēwig, ēwiga
accusative ēwigan, ēwigen ēwiga ēwig ēwiga, ēwige ēwiga ēwig, ēwiga
genitive ēwiges, ēwigas ēwigara, ēwigaro ēwiges, ēwigas ēwigaro, ēwigoro, ēwigero ēwigaro, ēwigoro, ēwigero ēwigaro, ēwigoro, ēwigero
dative ēwigumu, ēwigum, ēwigun, ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigen, ēwigan ēwigaro, ēwigaru, ēwigara ēwigumu, ēwigum, ēwigun, ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigen, ēwigan ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigum ēwigun, ēwigon ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēwigo, ēwiga ēwiga, ēwige ēwiga, ēwige ēwigon, ēwigun ēwigon, ēwigun, ēwigan ēwigon, ēwigun
accusative ēwigon, ēwigan ēwigun, ēwigon, ēwigan ēwiga, ēwige ēwigon, ēwigun ēwigon, ēwigun, ēwigan ēwigon, ēwigun
genitive ēwigen, ēwigan ēwigun, ēwigan, ēwigen ēwigen, ēwigan ēwigono, ēwigeno ēwigono ēwigono, ēwigeno
dative ēwigon, ēwigen, ēwigan ēwigun, ēwigan ēwigon, ēwigen, ēwigan ēwigon, ēwigun ēwigon, ēwigun ēwigon, ēwigun

Descendants

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *owīkā.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ewig f (plural ewigod or ewigiaid, masculine hydd or bwch)

  1. doe, hind, female deer
  2. graceful woman

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ewig
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ewig unchanged unchanged hewig

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ewig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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