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单词 eh
释义

eh

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eh"

English

Alternative forms

  • ay (NZ)
  • ehh, ehhh, etc. to indicate length

Etymology

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (yes, yeah).
The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog eh and/or Spanish eh.

Pronunciation

(tag question, request for repetition, ascertaining continued attention):

  • (Canada, UK) enPR: ā, IPA(key): /eɪ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

(apathy or lack of enthusiasm, unremarkable):

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɛ/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /e/
  • (file)

Interjection

eh

  1. (informal, UK, Australia, chiefly Canada, MTE, New Zealand, US) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
    These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick 16:
      Well, what dost thou think then of seeing the world? Do ye wish to go round Cape Horn to see any more of it, eh? Can't ye see the world where you stand?
  2. In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said; compare what, pardon.
  3. In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion; compare wha, huh, za.
  4. (chiefly Canada) An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of an individual addressed by the speaker.
    I went to the restaurant, eh, but my friends didn't show up.
  5. Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
    —Do you feel like going out tonight?
    Eh, I don't know.
    • 2010, Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, director, Despicable Me:
      "Look, Mom; I made the real rocket, based on the macaroni prototype!" "...Eh."
  6. (Philippines) Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.
    —Why is it like this?
    Eh, It's like that eh.

Usage notes

  • In North America, the word is stereotypically associated with Canada and can sometimes convey that the speaker is trying to sound (sarcastically) Canadian outside the country. However, it is in widespread use in many other parts of the English-speaking world, including the northern United States, Australia, New Zealand, England, Malaysia, the Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa and Nigeria.

Translations

Verb

eh (third-person singular simple present ehs, present participle ehing, simple past and past participle ehed)

  1. To use the interjection eh.

Adjective

eh

  1. (informal, predicative only) Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.
    My French fries were eh.

See also

  • eh up (possibly etymologically related)

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

  • H&E, H.E., HE, He, he, he-

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *akˢka, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp).

Verb

eh (first-person singular past tense eha, participle ehur)

  1. I sharpen
  2. I whet
  3. I hone (metal-edged tools)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • preh
  • mpreh
  • ehull
  • teh
  • ath
  • athët
  • thua

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e/
  • (file)

Interjection

eh

  1. signifying indifference or surprise

Derived terms

  • eh bien

Further reading

  • eh”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams


German

Etymology

From Middle High German ē (earlier, ere), originally ēr. Modern Standard German uses the lengthened form ehe (only as a conjunction).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔeː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Homophones: Ä (one pronunciation), E

Conjunction

eh

  1. (colloquial) before
    Lass uns gehn, eh wir den Bus verpassen!
    Let's go before we miss the bus!

Adverb

eh

  1. (chiefly Austria, Bavaria, Southern German, colloquial) anyway, in any case
    Wozu soll ich mich anstrengen? Ich kann's eh nicht.
    Why should I make an effort? I can't do it anyway.
    Synonyms: sowieso, ohnehin, ohnedies
  2. (colloquial, Austria) well, admittedly (for which in Germany only schon is used)
    Ich hab eh drüber nachgedacht, aber es wär nicht gegangen.
    I did well consider it, but it wouldn't have worked out.

Further reading

  • eh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛx

Interjection

eh

  1. indicates indifference, usually used as a reply alone: meh
  2. indicates an obvious mistake: oh, no
  • ej

Further reading

  • eh in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • eh in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

Icelandic

Pronoun

eh

  1. (informal, nonstandard) abbreviation of einhver.

Usage notes

See einhver § Usage notes.


Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish é (he, they), from Proto-Indo-European *éy. Cognate with Irish é and Scottish Gaelic e.

Pronoun

eh (emphatic eshyn)

  1. he, him
    Cha vel breagerey dy ve credjit ga dy vel eh ginsh yn irriney.
    A liar is not to be believed even if he tells the truth.
    Cur meer da’n feeagh as hig eh reesht.
    Give the raven a bit and he’ll come again.
    Cur lhiat magh eh.
    Bring him out.
  2. it
    Skeeal eddyr troor, t’eh ersooyl.
    A story between three, it’s gone.

Nauruan

Particle

eh

  1. yes

Norwegian

Interjection

eh

  1. uh

Synonyms

  • øh

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ex/, [eç]

Noun

eh m or n

  1. Alternative form of eoh

Pohnpeian

Noun

eh

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter E.

Alternative forms

  • e
  • ah

Determiner

eh

  1. his, her, hers, its, third person possessive pronoun
    Liho iang eh pwoud.
    The woman joined her husband.

Noun

eh

  1. liver

Interjection

eh

  1. a particle used after names of people when calling them

Interjection

eh

  1. an interjection signifying understanding
  2. a response used when answering a call in a feast

Portuguese

Verb

eh

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of é (is)

Interjection

eh

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of é (yeah)

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

eh

  1. expresses dissatisfaction or sadness

References

  • eh in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Southern Ohlone

Noun

eh

  1. gray ground squirrel

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe/ [ˈe]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Homophones: e, he

Interjection

eh

  1. hey! (used to call, draw attention, warn or reprehend)
    Synonyms: hey, ey
  2. uh, um (space filler in a conversation, expression of hesitation or pause in speech)
    Synonym: este
  • ah
  • oh
  • hala

Further reading

  • eh”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Sumerian

Romanization

eh

  1. Romanization of 𒄴 (eḫ)

Zou

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ēʔ/
  • Hyphenation: eh

Noun

eh

  1. tear

References

  • Philip Thanglienmang (2014), “Zou Tonology”, in Indian Linguistics, volume 75, issue 1-2, ISSN 0378-0759
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