ea

FREQ #31974

发音

/ˈiː(ə)/

词形变化

eas 复数 eas

别名

eau yeo

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A river or watercourse.

    英国 古体 方言
det.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of ea.

词源

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”). Compare English 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”).

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