ece

== Middle English == === Adjective === ece alternative form of eche == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *aki, from Proto-Germanic *akiz (“ache, pain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eg- (“fault, guilt, sin”). ==== Alternative forms ==== aċe, æċe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈe.t͡ʃe/ ==== Noun ==== eċe m ache ===== Declension ===== Strong i-stem: ===== Derived terms ===== hēafodeċe (“headache”) heorteċe (“heartache”) tōþeċe (“toothache”) ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: ache, ake, echeEnglish: acheScots: ake === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *ajukī. Cognate with Old Frisian ewich, Old Saxon ēwig, Old High German ēwig, Gothic 𐌰𐌾𐌿𐌺𐌳𐌿𐌸𐍃 (ajukdūþs, “eternity”). ==== Alternative forms ==== ǣċe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈeː.t͡ʃe/ ==== Adjective ==== ēċe eternal 10th Century, Vercelli Homily X, quoting Matthew 10:42 durable ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ēcnes (“eternity”) ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: ece, eche ==== Adverb ==== ēċe eternally, ever, evermore, perpetually == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ečey. === Noun === ece (definite accusative eceyi, plural eceler) a queen Synonym: kraliçe A female beauty ==== Declension ====