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ea.

A river or watercourse.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈiː(ə)/
  1. A river or watercourse.

    UK · archaic · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ee, ea, æ, from Old English ēa (“river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“waters, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Compare English aqua. Cognates Cognate with North Frisian ia (“river”), Saterland Frisian Äi (“river”), West Frisian ie (“water, stream”), Dutch a (“water, stream”), German Ache (“water, stream, river, flood”), Danish å (“stream, creek”), Swedish å (“stream, creek”), Icelandic á (“stream, river”), Latin aqua (“water”).

det
  1. Alternative form of ea.

    alt-of · alternative
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