iw
See also: iw-, i'w, and Iw
Translingual
Symbol
iw
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-1 language code for Hebrew.
- Synonym: he (current)
Middle English
Noun
iw
- Alternative form of ew
Old English
Alternative forms
- ēow, ēoh
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *īwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-weh₂-, a suffixed form of the base *h₁eyH- (“reddish, colourful”).
Cognate with Old High German īwa (German Eibe), Middle Low German īwe, Dutch ijf, Old Norse ýr (“bow, yew”). The Indo-European root is perhaps also the source of Old Irish ibar (Irish iúr), Proto-Balto-Slavic *eiwas (Lithuanian ievà), Proto-Slavic *jьva (Russian и́ва (íva, “willow”)), Latin ūva (“bunch of grapes”)).
The West Germanic languages have a variant *īhwaz with a guttural consonant, represented by Old English ēoh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iːw/
Noun
īw m
- yew (tree)
Declension
Declension of iw (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | īw | īwas |
accusative | īw | īwas |
genitive | īwes | īwa |
dative | īwe | īwum |
Descendants
- Middle English: ew, u, iw, iv, eev, hw, ewe
- English: yew
- Scots: yew, ewe
- Yola: yew
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /if/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -if
- Syllabification: iw
- Homophone: Iw
Noun
iw f
- genitive plural of iwa