ea

See also: Ea, EA, êa, eâ, ea., -ea, E/A, éa-, and ę-ą

Etymology 1

From Middle English ee, ea, æ, from Old English ēa (“river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“waters, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua.

Cognates

Cognate with North Frisian ia (“river”), Saterland Frisian Äi (“river”), West Frisian ie (“water, stream”), Dutch a (“water, stream”), German Ache (“water, stream, river, flood”), Danish å (“stream, creek”), Swedish å (“stream, creek”), Icelandic á (“stream, river”), Latin aqua (“water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiː(ə)/
Rhymes: -iː, -iːə

Noun

ea (plural eas)

(UK dialect or archaic) A river or watercourse.
- 1866, Charles Kingsley, Hereward the Wake: Last of the English:
  And they rowed away for Crowland, by many a mere and many an ea; through narrow reaches of clear brown glassy water; between the dark-green alders; between the pale-green reeds; where the coot clanked, and the bittern boomed, and the sedge-bird, not content with its own sweet song, mocked the song of all the birds around; and then out into the broad lagoons, where hung motionless, high overhead, hawk beyond hawk, buzzard beyond buzzard, kite beyond kite, as far as eye could see.

Derived terms

eddy

Related terms

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Determiner

ea

Alternative form of ea.

References

“ea”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

-ae, -æ, A & E, A&E, AE, a**e, a.e., ae, æ

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Adjective

ea

bad, evil

References

Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Alternative forms

ia

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille. Compare Romanian ea.

Pronoun

ea f (plural eali)

(third-person feminine singular pronoun, nominative form) she

Synonyms

nãsã/nãsa

Pronoun

ea f

(long/stressed accusative form) her

Related terms

el/elu (masculine equivalent (third-person singular nominative))
eali (feminine plural), elj (masculine or mixed plural)
u (feminine singular accusative- short/unstressed form)
(a) ljei (feminine singular genitive and feminine singular dative- long/stressed form)
ãlj/ilj/lji (feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ea/ [e.a]
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Rhymes: -ea
Hyphenation: e‧a

Particle

ea

Used in indirect questions as an intensifier.
Ea nork egin dituen etxeko lanak. ― Let's see who has done the homework.
Used to express one's desire; I hope, I wish
Ea azkar sendatzen zaren. ― I hope you get well soon.

Usage notes

When using this particle, the verb takes the conjunction -n.

Noun

ea

genitive singular of iga

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *eqa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈe.a/, [ˈɛ.jə]

Noun

ea

Verb

ea

(intransitive) to rise, go up
(intransitive) to smell

References

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ea”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Alternative forms

eadh (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a/, (after ba) /ja/

Pronoun

ea

it

Usage notes

Only used with the copula, in constructions that do not reference any noun.

Derived terms

Alternative forms

개 (gae), and other unitary bound nouns (권, 자루, 켤레, etc)

Etymology

From English ea. (“whole piece”).

Symbol

ea • (ea)

symbol of 개 (gae, “item, piece, general counter for objects”).
총 10ea.

5ea 정도.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *íh₂.

Pronunciation

ea: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.a/, [ˈeä]

ea: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.a/, [ˈɛːä]
eā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.aː/, [ˈeäː]

eā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.a/, [ˈɛːä]

Pronoun

ea

nominative feminine singular of is: "she", "it" (referring to feminine nouns), or demonstratively (as a demonstrative pronoun) "this", "that" (likewise referring to feminine nouns)
nominative neuter plural of is: "they (things)"
accusative neuter plural of is: "them (things)"

Pronoun

eā f

ablative feminine singular of is

Declension

First-declension noun.

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	ea	eae
genitive	eius ejus	eārum
dative	eī ēī eae	eīs eābus iīs īs
accusative	eam	eās
ablative	eā	eīs eābus iīs īs
vocative	ea	eae

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Etymology 2

Declined from is. It stands as if for eā viā ("this/that way"). Compare eō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.aː/, [ˈeäː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.a/, [ˈɛːä]

Adverb

eā (not comparable)

there
that way
on that side

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type	demonstrative			anaphoric	identity	interrogative/ relative	indefinite					negative	other
type	proximal	medial	distal	anaphoric	identity	interrogative/ relative	relative	indefinite	free choice	universal	negative polarity	negative	other
basic	hic	iste, istic	ille, illic	is	ipse, īdem	quis/quī	quisquis, quīcumque	quis, quī, quīdam, aliquis, aliquī, quispiam	quīvis, quīlibet	quisque	quisquam, ūllus, °aliquisquam	nēmō, nihil, nūllus	alius
dual						uter	utercumque	alteruter	utervīs, uterlibet	uterque		neuter	alter
place	hīc	istīc	illīc	ibī̆	ibī̆dem	ubī̆	ubiubi, ubī̆cumque	alicubī, uspiam	ubivīs, ubilibet	ubīque	usquam	nusquam, nūllibī	alibī, aliās
source	hinc	istinc	illinc	inde	indidem	unde	undecumque, undeunde	alicunde	°undelibet	undique			aliunde
destination	hūc, °hōrsum	istūc, °istōrsum	illūc, °illōrsum	eō	eōdem	quō, quōrsum	quōquō, quōcumque	aliquō, quōpiam, °aliquōvorsum	quōvīs, quōlibet		quōquam	nusquam, nūllōrsum	aliō, aliōrsum
method, means, path, place	hāc	istāc	illāc	eā	eādem	quā	quāquā, quācumque	aliquā	quāvīs, quālibet	quāque		nēquāquam, haudquāquam	aliā
manner	hōc modō	istō modō	illō modō	ita, sīc, eō modō	item, itidem	ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum	utut, utcumque, quōmodocumque	quī, quōdam modō, aliquō modō	quōmodolibet	utīque	ūllō modō	nūllō modō	aliter, aliōquī, alterō/aliō modō
time	num, nunc		ōlim	tum, tunc	simul	quandō, ‡cum	cumque, quandōcumque, quandōque	quondam, aliquandō	quandōlibet	quandōque	umquam	numquam	aliās
quantity				tam	†tamen, †tandem	quam	†quamquam	aliquam	quamvīs, quamlibet
size				tantus	tantusdem	quantus	quantuscumque	aliquantus	quantusvīs, quantuslibet
quality				tālis		quālis	quālis, quāliscumque	aliquālis	quālislibet
number				tot	totidem	quot	quotquot, quotcumque	aliquot	quotlibet
order				totus		quotus	quotuscumque	aliquotus	quotuslibet
repetition				totiēns		quotiēns	quotiēnscumque	aliquotiēns	quotiēnslibet
multiplication				totuplex		quotuplex
† Turned conjunction with original meaning somewhat dissimulated ° Rare ‡only used as a conjunction, not as an interrogative

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References

“ea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ea”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
ea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the vegetable kingdom: ea, quae terra gignit
- the vegetable kingdom: ea, quae e terra gignuntur
- the vegetable kingdom: ea, quae a terra stirpibus continentur
- the vegetable kingdom: ea quorum stirpes terra continentur (N. D. 2. 10. 26)
- eastern, western Germany: Germania quae or Germaniae ea pars quae, ad orientem, occidentem vergit
- to be of such and such an age: ea aetate, id aetatis esse
- this is our natural tendency, our destiny; nature compels us: ita (ea lege, ea condicione) nati sumus
- all depends on this; this is the decisive point: in ea re omnia vertuntur
- with the intention of..: eo consilio, ea mente, ut
- on condition of..: ea lege, ut
- what is your opinion: quid de ea re fieri placet?
- (ambiguous) I blame this in you; I censure you for this: hoc in te reprehendo (not ob eam rem)
- (ambiguous) to happen to think of..: in eam cogitationem incidere
- (ambiguous) to induce a person to think that..: aliquem ad eam cogitationem adducere ut
- (ambiguous) to discuss a subject more fully on the same lines: plura in eam sententiam disputare
- (ambiguous) peace is concluded on condition that..: pax convenit in eam condicionem, ut...
Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Adjective

ea

shy; ashamed

Noun

ea

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of ee

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).

Alternative forms

ǣ

Noun

ēa f (nominative plural ēa or ēan)

river
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
  Þonne west fram Tigris þǣre ēa oþ Eufrate þā ēa, þonne betweox þǣm ēan syndon þās land Babylonia, and Caldea, and Mesopotamia.
  Then west from the River Tigris to the River Euphrates, then between the rivers are the lands of Babylon, Chaldea, and Mesopotamia
running water, stream

Usage notes

Regarding declension, ēa is usually indeclinable, but occasionally inflected forms are encountered.

Declension

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	singular	plural
nominative	ēa	ēa, ēan
accusative	ēa	ēa, ēan
genitive	ēa, īe	ēa
dative	ēa, īe	ēam, ēaum

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Descendants

Middle English: ee, æ, ea, eaa (Early Middle English), *eo
- English: ea, Eau, eau, yeo
⇒ Old English: edēa (with prefix ed-)
- Middle English: eddy
  - English: eddy

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps from earlier *eah, *æh, from Proto-West Germanic *a, *ah (“ah”), related to Old High German a, ah (“ah”). Alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *au, cognate with Old High German au, ō (“oh, ah”).

Alternative forms

ēaw, ǣa, ǣ, ē, *hē, hiġ

Interjection

ēa

oh, alas

Derived terms

ēalā

Descendants

>? Middle English: a, aa, ah
- English: ah
- Scots: ah

Alternative forms

я (ia) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
éa — pre-1904 spelling reform

Etymology

Inherited from Latin illa, feminine of ille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ja/, (hypercorrect) /e̯a/
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Rhymes: -a
Homophone: ia

Pronoun

ea f (third-person singular, plural ele, masculine equivalent el)

(nominative form) she
Synonym: (polite form) dumneaei

Declension

More information Nominative, Accusative ...

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	sieși	își

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Pronoun

ea f (stressed accusative form of ea)

(direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru") her

Related terms

el (third-person masculine singular)
ei (third-person masculine plural)
ele (third-person feminine plural)

References

ea in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Alternative forms

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

Adverb

ea

(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

Etymology

From Latin ēia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈea/ [ˈe.a]
Rhymes: -ea
Syllabification: e‧a

Interjection

¡ea!

come on!, come now! (expressing encouragement)
so, and so, now (expressing resolution, preceding a willful resolution)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪə̯/

Adverb

ea

(literary) ever, at any time

Number	Person (and gender)	Conjunctive (emphatic)	Disjunctive (emphatic)	Possessive determiner
Singular	First	mé (mise)		mo ^L m' before vowel sounds
	Second	tú (tusa)¹	thú (thusa)	do ^L d' before vowel sounds
	Third masculine	sé (seisean)	é (eisean)	a ^L
	Third feminine	sí (sise)	í (ise)	a ^H
	Third neuter	—	ea	—
Plural	First	muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne)		ár ^E
	Second	sibh (sibhse)¹		bhur ^E
	Third	siad (siadsan)	iad (iadsan)	a ^E

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	ēius	eī	eum	eō	ēius
		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

		singular	plural

1st person		eu	noi

2nd person	plain	tu	voi
	semi-polite	dumneata	dumneavoastră
	polite	dumneavoastră	dumneavoastră

3rd person familiar	m	el	ei
3rd person familiar	f	ea	ele
3rd person polite	m	dumnealui	dumnealor
3rd person polite	f	dumneaei	dumnealor

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