iuw

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“age”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“long time”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːw/

Noun

iuw c (plural iuwen)

  1. century, centennial

Further reading

  • “ieu”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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