Definitions and meaning of ee
ee
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
ee (plural een)
- (Scotland, Northern England and archaic) An eye.
References
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Interjection
ee
- (Northern England) eh
- 1975, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Werewolf and the Vampire
- Father advanced with outstretched hand and announced in a loud, very hearty voice: "Ee, I'm pleased to meet ye, lad. […]
Etymology 3
Noun
ee (plural ees)
- (chemistry) Enantiomeric excess.
Dibabawon Manobo
Interjection
èe
- yes
Dutch
Noun
ee f (uncountable)
- (obsolete) a law or rule
- (obsolete) the bond of marriage
Related terms
- eegade, eega, eegemaal, echt, eeuw, ieder, ooit
Estonian
Noun
ee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter E.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː/, [ˈe̞ː]
- Rhymes: -eː
- Syllabification: ee
Noun
ee
- The name of the Latin-script letter E.
Declension
Luo
Pronunciation
Interjection
ee
- yes
Manx
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish í
Pronoun
ee (emphatic eeish or ish)
- she
- her
- it (referring to a feminine noun)
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ithid, from Proto-Celtic *ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European *peyt-.
Verb
ee (past dee, future independent eeee, verbal noun ee, present participle gee, past participle eeit)
- to eat, consume, feed
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English ēa, ǣ.
Noun
ee
- Alternative form of æ
Phalura
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Particle
ee (modal, Perso-Arabic spelling اے)
- Utterance final question clitic
Alternative forms
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ee (conjunction, Perso-Arabic spelling اے)
- Conjoining marker cliticized to the first constituent
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Scots
Etymology 1
From (Anglian) Old English ēġe.
Noun
ee (plural een)
- eye
Etymology 2
From Old English ġē.
Pronoun
ee (personal, non-emphatic)
- (South Scots) you
See also
Swahili
Interjection
ee
- o; oh
Teposcolula Mixtec
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mixtec *ɨ́ɨ̨́.
Numeral
ee
- one
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mixtec *ɨ̀ɨ̨̀.
Numeral
ee
- nine
References
- Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 203v
Tswana
Pronunciation
Interjection
ee
- yes
Tukudede
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
ee
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
Võro
Noun
ee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter E.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Source: wiktionary.org- (Scots) an eye.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)