"eeuw" meaning in All languages combined

See eeuw on Wiktionary

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /eːu̯/ Audio: Nl-eeuw.ogg Forms: eeuwen [plural], eeuwtje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːu̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch êwe, from Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|êwe}} Middle Dutch êwe, {{inh|nl|odt|ēwa}} Old Dutch ēwa, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*aiw}} Proto-West Germanic *aiw, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*aiwaz}} Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*h₂eyu-||vital force}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} eeuw f (plural eeuwen, diminutive eeuwtje n)
  1. a century, 100 years Tags: feminine Synonyms: jaarhonderd
    Sense id: en-eeuw-nl-noun-UbGJmIpY Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44
  2. (by extension) many years, a very long time; far too long, (an) eternity Tags: broadly, feminine Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-eeuw-nl-noun-~1fYf4EK Disambiguation of Time: 0 100 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eon
Derived forms: door de eeuwen der eeuwen, eeuwelijk, eeuweling, eeuweloos, eeuwenheugend, eeuwenlang, eeuwenoud, eeuwfeest, eeuwgenoot, eeuwgetij, eeuwhelft, eeuwig, eeuwigheid, eeuwjaar, eeuwkring, eeuwtij, eeuwwende, eeuwwisseling, eeuwzang, Gouden Eeuw, heileeuw, kwarteeuw, lettereeuw, middeleeuwen, tot in der eeuwen eeuwigheid, vereeuwigen

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Please don't wait forever to make a decision.",
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