ewig

From Dutch eeuwig, from Middle Dutch êwich, from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪəvəx/

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ewig (attributive ewige, comparative ewiger, superlative ewigste)

1. eternal, everlasting

• ewigheid

From Middle High German ēwic, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German ewa (from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, equivalent to German Ehe) + -ig.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːvɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈeːvɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: ewig

ewig (strong nominative masculine singular ewiger, comparative ewiger, superlative am ewigsten)

1. eternal, everlasting
   • Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Wer an mich glaubt, der hat das ewige Leben.

     Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

     (John 6:47 (Johannes 6:47))

2. (slightly informal) constant, frequent

   seine ewigen Vorwürfe ― his constant reproaches

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ewig

1. eternally, for ever

   Das wird ewig so bleiben. ― It will remain like this for ever.

2. (chiefly colloquial) always

   Er ist ewig am Meckern. ― He's always grumping.

• ewiges Talent
• Ewigkeit
• ewig und drei Tage
• ewiglich

• Äon
• je

• immer

• “ewig” in Duden online
• “ewig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From ēwa +‎ -ig.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːwiɣ/, /ˈeːwiɡ/

ēwig

1. eternal

• Middle High German: ēwic
  • Cimbrian: éevig
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  • Yiddish: אייביק‎ (eybik)

From ēwa +‎ -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw.

ēwig

1. eternal

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• Middle Low German: êwich
  • → Danish: evig
  • → Norwegian: evig
  • → Swedish: evig