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== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch eeuwig, from Middle Dutch êwich, from Old Dutch ēwig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪəvəx/ === Adjective === ewig (attributive ewige, comparative ewiger, superlative ewigste) eternal, everlasting ==== Derived terms ==== ewigheid == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ēwic, Old High German ēwig, from Old High German ewa (from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, equivalent to German Ehe) + -ig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈeːvɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: ewig === Adjective === ewig (strong nominative masculine singular ewiger, comparative ewiger, superlative am ewigsten) eternal, everlasting (slightly informal) constant, frequent seine ewigen Vorwürfe ― his constant reproaches ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === ewig eternally, for ever Das wird ewig so bleiben. ― It will remain like this for ever. (chiefly colloquial) always Er ist ewig am Meckern. ― He's always grumping. ==== Derived terms ==== ewiges Talent Ewigkeit ewig und drei Tage ewiglich ==== Related terms ==== Äon je === See also === immer === Further reading === “ewig” in Duden online “ewig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From ēwa (“eternity”) +‎ -ig. === Adjective === ēwig eternal, everlasting ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: êwich Dutch: eeuwigAfrikaans: ewigNegerhollands: eewig, eeuwig === References === “ēwig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old High German == === Etymology === From ēwa +‎ -ig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːwiɣ/, /ˈeːwiɡ/ === Adjective === ēwig eternal ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: ēwic Cimbrian: éevig German: ewig Yiddish: אייביק (eybik) == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From ēwa +‎ -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw. === Adjective === ēwig eternal ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: êwich→ Danish: evig→ Norwegian: evig→ Swedish: evig == Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *owīkā. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛwɪɡ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːwɪɡ/, /ˈɛwɪɡ/ === Noun === ewig f (plural ewigod or ewigiaid, masculine hydd or bwch) doe, hind, female deer graceful woman ==== Hypernyms ==== carw (“deer”) ==== Derived terms ==== gafrewig (“gazelle”) === Mutation === === References ===