ewe

Signification (Anglais)

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

Opposé de
ram
Fréquence

36k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/juː/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English ewe, from Old English eowu, from Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”). Cognates See also Old English ēow (“sheep”), West Frisian ei, Dutch ooi, German Aue); also Old Irish oí, Latin ovis, Tocharian B ā(ᵤ)w, Lithuanian avi̇̀s (“ewe”), Russian овца́ (ovcá).

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