keye
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English cǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic *kaiju; the final vowel is from the Old English oblique cases.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- A key; a tool for opening locks.
- In various extended senses:
- In various figurative senses:
- Control, safety, or that which ensures it.
- A requirement or prerequisite.
- (rare) An explication; explanatory material.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “keie, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Old French kay, cail.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]keye (plural keyes)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “keie, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Zazaki
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]keye
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- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
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- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- enm:Architecture
- enm:Music
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- enm:Nautical
- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- enm:Buildings and structures
- enm:Tools
- Zazaki terms with IPA pronunciation
- Zazaki lemmas
- Zazaki nouns