Old English · noun

deaw

Normalised dēaw

Part of speech: noun, masculine / neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /dæ͜ɑːw/
Syllables: dæ͜ɑːw (1 syllable)
Modern English: dew

Meaning

Declension

Declension of deaw
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēaw	dēawas dēaw
Accusative	dēaw	dēawas dēaw
Genitive	dēawes	dēawa
Dative	dēawe	dēawum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *dawwą (“dew”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with Middle Dutch dau, dou (“dew”), Old Frisian dāw (“dew”), Old Saxon dau (“dew”), Old High German tou (“dew”).

Descendants

dew

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