ewig

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪəvəx/
  • (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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (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 Vorwürfehis constant reproaches

Declension

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

Old High German

Etymology

From ēwa + -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːwiɣ/, /ˈeːwiɡ/

Adjective

ēwig

  1. eternal

Descendants

  • Middle High German: ēwic

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Adjective

ēwig

  1. eternal

Declension


Descendants

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