"eau" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /juː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eau.wav [Southern-England] Forms: eaus [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua. Compare ea, yeo. Related to, but not derived from, French eau (“water”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|h₂ékʷeh₂}}, {{inh|en|enm|ea}} Middle English ea, {{m|enm|eo}} eo, {{inh|en|ang|ēa|t=running water, water, stream, river}} Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, 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, {{m|en|ea}} ea, {{m|en|yeo}} yeo, {{cog|fr|eau||water}} French eau (“water”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} eau (plural eaus)
  1. (Lincolnshire) Alternative form of ea Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ea Related terms: ea, Eau, yeo, eau Créole, eau de cologne, eau de luce, eau de nil, eau de vie, eau forte
    Sense id: en-eau-en-noun-dvR0trAO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Lincolnshire English

Inflected forms

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