Feminine

eeuw

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (feminine) a century, 100 years
  2. (broadly, feminine) many years, a very long time; far too long, (an) eternity

Synonyms

centennium

century

centurie

centuria

saeculum

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eːu̯/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch êwe, from Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”).

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