Definitions and meaning of each
each
Alternative forms
- (England) aich, (England, obsolete) aitch, (obsolete) eache, (obsolete) eatch, (obsolete) eatche, (obsolete) ech, (obsolete) eche, (obsolete) eich, (England, obsolete) etch, (England, obsolete) eych, (England, obsolete) eyche, (England, obsolete) yeach
Etymology
From Middle English eche, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ, from Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk (“each, every”). Compare Scots ilk, elk (“each, every”), Saterland Frisian älk (“each”), West Frisian elk, elts (“each”), Dutch elk (“each”), Low German elk, ellik (“each”), German Low German elk, elke (“each, every”), German jeglich (“any”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /iːt͡ʃ/
- (US) IPA(key): /it͡ʃ/
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- Rhymes: -iːtʃ
Determiner
each
- All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
Usage notes
- (all, every): The phrase beginning with each identifies a set of items wherein the words following each identify the individual elements by their shared characteristics. The phrase is grammatically singular in number, so if the phrase is the subject of a sentence, its verb is conjugated into a third-person singular form. Similarly, any pronouns that refer to the noun phrase are singular:
Related terms
- each and every
- each other
- to each his own
Translations
Adverb
each (not comparable)
- For one; apiece; per.
- Individually; separately; used in a sentence with a plural subject to indicate that the action or state described by the verb applies to all members of the described group individually, rather than collectively to the entire group.
Translations
Pronoun
each
- Every one/thing individually or one by one.
Translations
Noun
each (plural eaches)
- (operations, philosophy) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.
Derived terms
See also
References
- “each, adj. and pron.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2022.
Anagrams
- Aceh, Ache, Chae, Chea, HACE, ache, hace
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ech, from Proto-Celtic *ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
each m (genitive singular eich, nominative plural eacha)
- (archaic) horse
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- eachmairt
- eachra
- giolla eich (“horse-boy”)
Mutation
References
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 272
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “each”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ech, from Primitive Irish *ᚓᚊᚐᚄ (*eqas), from Proto-Celtic *ekʷos. Cognates include Irish each and Manx agh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛx/, [ɛəx]
- Hyphenation: each
Noun
each m (genitive singular eich, plural eich)
- horse (Equus caballus)
- tha an t-each na throtan ― the horse is trotting
- air muin eich ― on horseback
- (dated) brute (coarse person)
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “each”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Colin Mark (2003) “each”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 253
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian āge, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).
Pronunciation
Noun
each c (plural eagen, diminutive eachje)
- eye
Further reading
- “each (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Source: wiktionary.org