*īhwaz
Runic: ᛁᚺᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈiː.xʷɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
- yew
- name of the rune ᛇ (ī)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (‘yew’), with probably intrusive *-gw-/-hw- from *-w-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *iwos, *īwos.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | īhwaz | īhwōz, īhwōs |
| Acc. | īhwą | īhwanz |
| Gen. | īhwas, īhwis | īhwǫ̂ |
| Dat. | īhwai | īhwamaz |
| Inst. | īhwō | īhwamiz |
| Voc. | īhw | īhwōz, īhwōs |
Descendants
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*īhu (Proto-West Germanic)
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ivus, *iva (Late Latin)
- iva (Spanish)
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ivus, *iva (Late Latin)
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*īhu (Proto-West Germanic)
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ivus, *iva (Late Latin)
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if (Old French)
- if (Norman)
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if (Old French)
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ivus, *iva (Late Latin)
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*īhu (Proto-West Germanic)
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ivus, *iva (Late Latin)
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if (Old French)
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if (Middle French)
- if (French)
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if (Middle French)
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if (Old French)
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ivus, *iva (Late Latin)
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*īhu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*īwa (Old Dutch)
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ieve, ijf (Middle Dutch)
- ijf (Dutch)
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ieve, ijf (Middle Dutch)
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*īwa (Old Dutch)
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*īhu (Proto-West Germanic)
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īw, ēow, ēoh (Old English)
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ew, u, iw, iv, eev, hw, ewe (Middle English)
- yew (English)
- yew, ewe (Scots)
- yew (Yola)
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ew, u, iw, iv, eev, hw, ewe (Middle English)
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īw, ēow, ēoh (Old English)
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*īhu (Proto-West Germanic)
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īwa, eiba, īgo, īga, īha (Old High German)
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īwe, ībe (Middle High German)
- Iche, Ige (Alemannic German)
- aiba (Cimbrian)
- Eibe (German)
- אייבנבוים (eybnboym) (Yiddish)
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īwe, ībe (Middle High German)
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īwa, eiba, īgo, īga, īha (Old High German)
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*īhu (Proto-West Germanic)
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īh, īch (Old Saxon)
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îve, yue, iwe (Middle Low German)
- Iev (German Low German)
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îve, yue, iwe (Middle Low German)
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īh, īch (Old Saxon)
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ýr (Old Norse)
- ýr (Icelandic)
- idegran (Swedish)