"ea" meaning in English

See ea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

Etymology: Abbreviation. Head templates: {{head|en|determiner}} ea
  1. Alternative form of ea. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ea.
    Sense id: en-ea-en-det-A26nz3Ju
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈiː(ə)/ Forms: eas [plural]
Rhymes: -iː, -iːə Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|h₂ékʷeh₂}}, {{inh|en|enm|ee}} Middle English ee, {{inh|en|ang|ēa|t=river}} Old English ēa (“river”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ahu|t=waters, river}} Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“waters, river”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*ahwō|t=waters, river}} Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*h₂ekʷeh₂|t=water, flowing water}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”), {{doublet|en|aqua}} Doublet of aqua, {{col-top|2|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|frr|ia||river}} North Frisian ia (“river”), {{cog|stq|Äi||river}} Saterland Frisian Äi (“river”), {{cog|fy|ie||water, stream}} West Frisian ie (“water, stream”), {{cog|nl|a||water, stream}} Dutch a (“water, stream”), {{cog|de|Ache||water, stream, river, flood}} German Ache (“water, stream, river, flood”), {{cog|da|å||stream, creek}} Danish å (“stream, creek”), {{cog|sv|å||stream, creek}} Swedish å (“stream, creek”), {{cog|is|á||stream, river}} Icelandic á (“stream, river”), {{cog|la|aqua||water}} Latin aqua (“water”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ea (plural eas)
  1. (UK dialect or archaic) A river or watercourse. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal Derived forms: eddy Related terms: Eau, eau, yeo
    Sense id: en-ea-en-noun-AmZvHxy0 Categories (other): British English, English 2-letter words, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 27 73 Disambiguation of English determiners: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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