Ea

English

Etymology 1

Old English ēa.

Noun

Ea (plural Eas)

1. (dialectal) A river or watercourse.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Abbreviation

ea

1. Alternative form of ea..

Anagrams

• AE, a**e, a.e., ae, Æ, æ

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Irish

Alternative forms

• eadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish ed (“it”). Ultimately akin to English it, Latin id, etc.

Pronoun

Ea

1. it

Notes

• This pronoun is used only with the copula, in constructions that do not reference any noun.

Derived terms

• ní hea
• sea

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Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of is

Pronunciation 1

• IPA: /ˈe.a/

Pronoun

ea f.

1. (personal) "She": feminine of is.
2. Nominative neuter plural pronoun: "those (things)".
3. Accusative neuter plural pronoun: "them (things)".

Pronunciation 2

• IPA: /ˈe.aː/

Pronoun

eā

1. ablative feminine singular of is

Adverb

eā (not comparable)

1. there
2. that way
3. on that side

Related terms

• eāpropter
• eātenus

See also

Latin personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative	Genitive	Dative	Accusative	Ablative	Possessive
Singular	First	—	ego	meī	mihi	mē		meus, -a, -um
	Second	—	tū	tuī	tibi	tē		tuus, -a, -um
	Reflexive Third	—	—	suī	sibi	sē, sēsē		suus, -a, -um
	Third	Masculine	is	eius	eī	eum	eō	eius
		Feminine	ea			eam	eā
		Neuter	id			id	eō
Plural	First	—	nōs	nostrī, nostrum	nōbīs	nōs	nōbīs	noster, -tra, -trum
	Second	—	vōs	vestrī, vestrum	vōbīs	vōs	vōbīs	vester, -tra, -trum
	Reflexive Third	—	—	suī	sibi	sē, sēsē		suus, -a, -um
	Third	Masculine	eī, iī	eōrum	eīs	eōs	eīs	eōrum
		Feminine	eae	eārum		eās		eārum
		Neuter	ea	eōrum		ea		eōrum

References

• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ǣ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”) from Proto-Indo-European *akʷā- (“water”). Akin to Old Frisian ā, ē, Old Saxon aha, Old High German aha, awa, Gothic 𐌰𐍈𐌰 (ahwa) "river, waters". Also related to Icelandic á, Old English īeg "island".

Noun

ēa f.

1. water
2. running water, river, stream

Declension

    Declension of Ea

	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēa	ēa, ēan
accusative	ēa	ēa, ēan
genitive	ēa, īe	ēa
dative	ēa, īe	ēa(u)m, ēan

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Descendants

• English: ea

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille

Pronunciation

• IPA: /je̯a/, SAMPA: /jea/

Pronoun

Ea f. (third-person singular)

1. she (third person, ea refers to a female other)

Declension

Nominative
ea
Accusative
stressed		unstressed
ea		o
Genitive
ei
Singular		Plural
m. & n.	f.	m.	f. & n.
său	sa	săi	sale
Dative
stressed		unstressed
ei		îi
Reflexive
Accusative		Dative
stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed
sine	se	sieşi	îşi

Synonyms

• dumneaei (polite form)

Related terms

• el

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) gea
• (Sursilvan) gie
• (Puter, Vallader) schi

Adverb

Ea

1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) yes (used to indicate agreement with a positive statement)

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
• (Sursilvan) bein
• (Sutsilvan) bagn
• (Surmiran) gea bagn
• (Puter, Vallader) bainschi, hei, bainschi hei
• (Vallader) hai, bainschi hai

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jɛ/

Adverb

Ea

1. ever, at any time