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See also: Ehe, eĥe, èhʻè, ęhęʼ, and ê hề

Basque

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

ehe inan

  1. (Navarro-Lapurdian, Soule) washwater, bleach

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.h̃e/, [ẽ.h̃ẽ]

Interjection

ehe

  1. (Soule, emphatic) no

Further reading

  • ehe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • ehe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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Estonian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish eheä.

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Adjective

ehe (genitive eheda, partitive ehedat, comparative ehedam, superlative kõige ehedam)

  1. pure, genuine
Declension
More information Declension of (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation), singular ...

Etymology 2

Most likely from ehtima + -e.

Noun

ehe (genitive ehte, partitive ehet)

  1. decoration, ornament
Declension
More information Declension of (ÕS type 6/mõte, ht-h gradation), singular ...
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German

Pronunciation

Conjunction

ehe (subordinating)

  1. before, ere
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 34–35:
      Durch die noch leeren dunklen Straßen hallte der Hufschlag nahender Pferde auf dem feuchten Pflaster, lange ehe etwas von ihnen zu sehen war.
      Through the still empty dark streets echoed the hoofbeat of approaching horses on the wet pavement, long ere something could be seen of them.
  2. rather than

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

ehe

  1. (AB language) alternative form of eye (eye)

Ojibwe

Particle

ehe

  1. yes

References

  • Jerry Randolph Valentine (1994), Ojibwe Dialect Relationships, University of Texas at Austin, page 931

Romanian

Interjection

ehe

  1. alternative form of ehei

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish eje, from Old Spanish exe, from Latin axem. Doublet of aksis.

Pronunciation

Noun

ehe (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑᜒ)

  1. axle; axis
    Synonym: gargaran

Derived terms

  • kontraehe

References

  • ehe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
  • ehe”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025.
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Tocharian A

Etymology

Compare Tocharian B hai.

Interjection

ehe

  1. hello

Votic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Estonian ehe.

Pronunciation

Noun

ehe

  1. (usually in the plural) decoration, ornament

Inflection

More information Declension of (type XIV/terve, t- gradation), singular ...

References

  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “ehe”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

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