Definitions and meaning of awe
awe
Translingual
Symbol
awe
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Awetí.
See also
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- Wiktionary’s coverage of Awetí terms
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ô, IPA(key): /ɔː/
- (US) enPR: ô, IPA(key): /ɔ/
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: ä, IPA(key): /ɑ/
- Homophones: aw; oar, or, ore, o'er (non-rhotic)
- Rhymes: -ɔː
Etymology 1
From Middle English aw, awe, agh, awȝe, borrowed from Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”). Displaced native Middle English eye, eyȝe, ayȝe, eȝȝe, from Old English ege, æge (“fear, terror, dread”), from the same Proto-Germanic root.
Noun
awe (usually uncountable, plural awes)
- A feeling of fear and reverence.
- A feeling of amazement.
- (archaic) Power to inspire awe.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
awe (third-person singular simple present awes, present participle awing or aweing, simple past and past participle awed)
- (transitive) To inspire fear and reverence in.
- (transitive) To control by inspiring dread.
Synonyms
- (inspire reverence): enthral, enthrall; overwhelm
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From French auve.
Noun
awe (plural awes)
- (obsolete) A bucket (blade) attached to water wheels.
Further reading
- “awe, n2.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
- AEW, EAW, WAE, WEA, eaw, wae
Anyi
Noun
awe
- rice
Baoule
Noun
awe
- hunger
Gun
Etymology
From Proto-Gbe *-ve or Proto-Gbe *-we. Cognates include Fon àwè, Saxwe Gbe owè, Adja eve, Ewe eve
Pronunciation
Numeral
àwè
- two
Adjective
àwè
- two
Related terms
References
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *awe (“strand of hair”).
Noun
awe
- soot
- white feather
- power, influence
Further reading
- “awe” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Mapudungun
Adverb
awe (Raguileo spelling)
- quickly, promptly.
- soon
Synonyms
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂égʰos. Doublet of eye.
Alternative forms
- age, aghe, aȝe, ahe, au, aue, aw
Pronunciation
- (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈaɣ̞ə/
- IPA(key): /ˈau̯(ə)/
- Rhymes: -au̯(ə)
Noun
awe (uncountable)
- awe, wonder, reverence
- fear, horror
- that which elicits or incites horror; something horrifying
Related terms
- agheful
- aghlich (rare)
- awles (rare)
- awen (rare)
Descendants
- English: awe
- Scots: awe, aw
References
- “aue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.
Etymology 2
Adverb
awe
- alternative form of away
Etymology 3
Noun
awe
- alternative form of ewe
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
- awé (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From Portuguese hoje and Spanish hoy and Kabuverdianu ochi.
Pronoun
awe
- today
Swahili
Verb
awe
- inflection of -wa:
- third-person singular subjunctive affirmative
- m-wa class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative
Tabaru
Pronunciation
Noun
awe
- a thread
References
- Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics
Tooro
Pronunciation
Pronoun
-awe (declinable)
- your (second-person singular possessive pronoun)
Usage notes
- This modifier, when used in the indefinite forms, causes the word before it to lose its high tone.
Inflection
See also
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 418-419
Western Arrernte
Pronunciation
Interjection
awe
- yes
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Noun
àwé
- friend
- Synonyms: ọ̀rẹ́, olùkù
- an unknown person
- Táni àwé yẹn? ― Who is that unknown person?
Usage notes
- More commonly used in Central Yoruba dialects
References
- Aremo, Bolaji (2012) How Yoruba and Igbo Became Different Languages[4], Scribo Publications, →ISBN
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