English Explanatory Dictionary

eau

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of ea.
noun
  1. Water.
name
  1. Initialism of Eurasian Economic Union.
name
  1. Any of several rivers in Lincolnshire.

Pronunciation

/juː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eau.wav /oʊ/

Word forms

eau eaus

Etymology

From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Compare English aqua. Compare ea, yeo. Related to, and spelling influenced by, but not derived from French eau (“water”).

Related words

ea Eau yeo eau Créole eau de cologne eau de luce eau de nil eau de parfum eau de vie eau forte Aa List of waterways in Lincolnshire

Derived words

Barlings Eau Bourne Eau Great Eau Kyme Eau Long Eau Risegate Eau
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