ee
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
ee (plural een)
- (Scotland, Northern England and archaic) An eye.
- 1815, Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering
- […] and he never took his ee aff them, or said another word […]
- 1815, Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering
References
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Interjection
ee
- (Northern England) eh
- 1975, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Werewolf and the Vampire
- Father advanced with outstretched hand and announced in a loud, very hearty voice: "Ee, I'm pleased to meet ye, lad. […]
- 2008, Mavis Crawley, The Rolling Stone: Based on the True Story of My Life
- 'Ee by gum lass we've seen nought of thee this many a long year, thou's a sight for sore eyes,' he said planting a kiss firmly on Mum's cheek...
- 1975, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Werewolf and the Vampire
Dibabawon Manobo
Dutch
Estonian
Noun
ee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter E.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː/, [ˈe̞ː]
- Rhymes: -eː
Declension
Inflection of ee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ee | eet | |
genitive | een | eiden eitten | |
partitive | eetä | eitä | |
illative | eehen | eihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ee | eet | |
accusative | nom. | ee | eet |
gen. | een | ||
genitive | een | eiden eitten | |
partitive | eetä | eitä | |
inessive | eessä | eissä | |
elative | eestä | eistä | |
illative | eehen | eihin | |
adessive | eellä | eillä | |
ablative | eeltä | eiltä | |
allative | eelle | eille | |
essive | eenä | einä | |
translative | eeksi | eiksi | |
instructive | — | ein | |
abessive | eettä | eittä | |
comitative | — | eineen |
Manx
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iː/
Pronoun
ee (emphatic eeish or ish)
- she
- As ta'n chooid share jeh nagh vel ee ny ben Vanninagh.
- The beauty of it is that she is not Manx.
- Ben vie thie ee.
- She is a good housekeeper.
- Cha dooar ee eh.
- She didn't find it.
- Cha nel ee agh ny lhiannoo.
- She is but a child.
- Er leshyn dy row ee nane jeh e chaarjyn.
- He counted her among his friends.
- her
- Hug eh fo obbeeys ee.
- He bewitched her.
- Ren eh smeidey stiagh ee.
- He beckoned her in.
- it (referring to a feminine noun)
- Cha jargym fakin ee.
- I can't see it.
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ithid, from Proto-Celtic *ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European *peyt-.
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English ēa, ǣ.
Tukudede

ee
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Võro
Noun
ee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter E.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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