ece

See also: Ece, ECE, and -ece

Middle English

Adjective

ece

1. alternative form of eche

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *aki, from Proto-Germanic *akiz (“ache, pain”).

Alternative forms

• aċe, æċe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.t͡ʃe/

Noun

eċe m

1. ache
   • 9th century, Leechdoms, Wortcunning and Starcraft of Early England, Volume III, p. 72, fol. 188 a.

     Þis dēah wið fōt eċe: ġenim elenan moran ⁊ eferþrotan moran ⁊ doccan moran. Wyll swīðe well on buteran. Drēahna ūt þurh wyllene clāð. Lǣt cōlian. Æfter smyre. Syþþan ꝥ ġeswel him bið sōna sēl.

     This avails against foot-pain: take elecampane-root and carline thistle-root and dock-root. Boil (it) very well in butter. Drain (it) out through woollen cloth. Let (it) cool. Smear (it) after. Subsequently, his swelling will soon improve.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	eċe	eċas
accusative	eċe	eċas
genitive	eċes	eċa
dative	eċe	eċum

Derived terms

• hēafodeċe (“headache”)
• heorteċe (“heartache”)
• tōþeċe (“toothache”)

Descendants

• Middle English: ache, ake, eche, hache
  • English: ache
  • Scots: ake
  • Yola: haach

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *ajukī. Cognate with Old Frisian ewich, Old Saxon ēwig, Old High German ēwig, Gothic 𐌰𐌾𐌿𐌺𐌳𐌿𐌸𐍃 (ajukdūþs, “eternity”).

Alternative forms

• ǣċe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.t͡ʃe/

Adjective

ēċe

1. eternal
   • 10th Century, Vercelli Homily X, quoting Matthew 10:42

     Swa lange swa ġē hit dōþ...Iċ ēow sylle ēcne ġefēan in heofonum

     As long as you do this...I will give you eternal reward in heaven

2. durable

Declension

Declension of ēċe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēċe	ēċu, ēċo	ēċe
Accusative	ēcne	ēċe	ēċe
Genitive	ēċes	ēcre	ēċes
Dative	ēċum	ēcre	ēċum
Instrumental	ēċe	ēcre	ēċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēċe	ēċa, ēċe	ēċu, ēċo
Accusative	ēċe	ēċa, ēċe	ēċu, ēċo
Genitive	ēcra	ēcra	ēcra
Dative	ēċum	ēċum	ēċum
Instrumental	ēċum	ēċum	ēċum

Declension of ēċe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēċa	ēċe	ēċe
Accusative	ēċan	ēċan	ēċe
Genitive	ēċan	ēċan	ēċan
Dative	ēċan	ēċan	ēċan
Instrumental	ēċan	ēċan	ēċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēċan	ēċan	ēċan
Accusative	ēċan	ēċan	ēċan
Genitive	ēcra, ēċena	ēcra, ēċena	ēcra, ēċena
Dative	ēċum	ēċum	ēċum
Instrumental	ēċum	ēċum	ēċum

Derived terms

• ēcnes (“eternity”)

Descendants

• Middle English: ece, eche

Adverb

ēċe

1. eternally, ever, evermore, perpetually
   • 10th century, The Seafarer:

     Forþon mē hātran sind dryhtnes drēamas þonne þis dēade līf, lǣne on londe. Iċ ġelȳfe nō þæt him eorðwelan ēċe stondeð.

     Thus, Lord’s glees are dearer to me than this deadly life, fleeting on the land. I do not believe that Earth’s riches will stand for 'em evermore.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ečey.

Noun

ece (definite accusative eceyi, plural eceler)

1. a queen

   Synonym: kraliçe

2. A female beauty

Declension

Declension of ece

singular plural nominative ece eceler definite accusative eceyi eceleri dative eceye ecelere locative ecede ecelerde ablative eceden ecelerden genitive ecenin ecelerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular ecem ecelerim 2nd singular ecen ecelerin 3rd singular ecesi eceleri 1st plural ecemiz ecelerimiz 2nd plural eceniz eceleriniz 3rd plural eceleri eceleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular ecemi ecelerimi 2nd singular eceni ecelerini 3rd singular ecesini ecelerini 1st plural ecemizi ecelerimizi 2nd plural ecenizi ecelerinizi 3rd plural ecelerini ecelerini dative singular plural 1st singular eceme ecelerime 2nd singular ecene ecelerine 3rd singular ecesine ecelerine 1st plural ecemize ecelerimize 2nd plural ecenize ecelerinize 3rd plural ecelerine ecelerine locative singular plural 1st singular ecemde ecelerimde 2nd singular ecende ecelerinde 3rd singular ecesinde ecelerinde 1st plural ecemizde ecelerimizde 2nd plural ecenizde ecelerinizde 3rd plural ecelerinde ecelerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular ecemden ecelerimden 2nd singular ecenden ecelerinden 3rd singular ecesinden ecelerinden 1st plural ecemizden ecelerimizden 2nd plural ecenizden ecelerinizden 3rd plural ecelerinden ecelerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular ecemin ecelerimin 2nd singular ecenin ecelerinin 3rd singular ecesinin ecelerinin 1st plural ecemizin ecelerimizin 2nd plural ecenizin ecelerinizin 3rd plural ecelerinin ecelerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular eceyim ecelerim 2nd singular ecesin ecelersin 3rd singular ece ecedir eceler ecelerdir 1st plural eceyiz eceleriz 2nd plural ecesiniz ecelersiniz 3rd plural eceler ecelerdir