ouwe

== Dutch == === Etymology === Variant of oude with weakened -d-; compare gouwe, veehouwer, parelmoer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯(ʋ)ə/ === Adjective === ouwe (informal) inflection of oud: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive === Noun === ouwe m (plural ouwen, diminutive ouwetje n) (informal) man, mate Bedankt, ouwe! ― Thanks, mate! (informal) father, old man Weet je zeker dat je ouwe dit goedvindt? ― Are you sure your old man approves of this? == Middle English == === Noun === ouwe alternative form of ewe == Middle High German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈou̯.ʋə/ === Etymology 1 === From Old High German ouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *auwju. ==== Alternative forms ==== ou, oue ==== Noun ==== ouwe f (genitive singular ouwen or ouwe, plural ouwen or ouwe) stream, current of water Synonym: stroum land by the water island Synonyms: i(n)sele, ei(n)lant, wert wetland, wet meadow ===== Descendants ===== German: Aue Luxembourgish: A === Etymology 2 === From Old High German ou, from Proto-West Germanic *awi. ==== Alternative forms ==== owe ==== Noun ==== ouwe f (genitive singular ouwe, plural ouwe) (becoming rare) ewe, female sheep ===== Descendants ===== Alemannic German: Au Cimbrian: öbe German: Aue === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “ouwe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “ouwe (1), ouwe (2)”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 3rd edition