ea
ea · eas
A river or watercourseA river or watercourse.
/ˈiː(ə)/
» Ea-nasir sells bad copper ingots.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, archaic, dialectal)A river or watercourse.
More definitions
- the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element
Examples
1 sentencesEa-nasir sells bad copper ingots.
Origin
From Middle English ee, ea, æ, from Old English ēa (“river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahFrom Middle English ee, ea, æ, from Old English ēa (“river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“waters, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Compare English aqua.
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