ewe

Meaning

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

Opposite of

ram

Synonyms

sheep

🐑

female sheep

ram

🐏

lamb

🐑

giant sea catfish

full-grown female sheep

sheepy

ewes

scur

nanny goat

ovine

disbudding

Translations

brebis

oveja

🐑

pecora

🐑

ovelha

ooi

ovella

🐑

Mutterschaf

προβατίνα

Aue

ovis

🐑

feda

Schaf

🐑

oelha

Zibbe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/juː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ewe

Inherited from Old English: eowu

Cognate with Old English: ēow

Cognate with Western Frisian: ei

Cognate with Dutch: ooi

Cognate with German: Aue

Cognate with Old Irish: oí

Cognate with Latin: ovis

Cognate with Tokharian B: āᵤw

Cognate with Lithuanian: avìs

Cognate with Russian: овца́

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).