eau

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Compare English aqua. Compare ea, yeo. Related to, and spelling influenced by, but not derived from French eau (“water”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /juː/ Homophones: ewe, u, yew, you; hew, hue, Hugh (h-dropping) Rhymes: -əʊ ==== Noun ==== eau (plural eaus) (Lincolnshire) Alternative form of ea. ===== Usage notes ===== Present in several river names in Lincolnshire. See List of waterways in Lincolnshire ===== Related terms ===== ea Eau yeo ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === From French eau, from Middle French eau, eaue, from Old French ewe, euwe, egua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /oʊ/ ==== Noun ==== eau (uncountable) Water. === References === “eau”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “eau”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “eau”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === EUA, U.A.E., UAE, UEA, Uea == Bariai == === Etymology === From Proto-Ngero *i-om (compare Malalamai yu), although the precise form of this word, like Kove and Lusi veao, is unexplained. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɑu/, [ˈe̯ɑu̯] === Noun === eau water ==== Derived terms ==== eau-eai (“in the water”) /eɑu.eɑi/, [ˈe̯ɑu̯.i̯ɑi̯] === References === Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005) == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French eau, eaue, from Old French ewe, euwe, egua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). See also ea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o/ Rhymes: -o Homophones: au, aux, aulx, eaux, haut, hauts, ho, o, ô, oh, os === Noun === eau f (plural eaux) water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless, and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans In particular, rain (chemistry) the chemical compound with molecular formula H2O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam Natural liquid quantities or expanses Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Antillean Creole: dlo Guianese Creole: dilo Haitian Creole: dlo Karipúna Creole French: djilo, dlo Louisiana Creole: dolo, dilo, dlo, lo Mauritian Creole: dilo Seychellois Creole: delo Tayo: delo, dolo === Further reading === “eau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Alternative forms === eaue === Etymology === From Old French euwe, ewe, egua, from Latin aqua. === Pronunciation === === Noun === eau f (plural eaus or eaux) water ==== Descendants ==== French: eau (see there for further descendants) == Old English == === Noun === ēau f alternative form of ǣ == Romansch == === Pronoun === eau (Puter) alternative form of jau (“I”)