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eke

Pronunciation: /iːk/

The English word “eke” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An addition.
  2. A small stand on which a beehive is placed.
  3. A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.

verb

  1. Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.

adverb

  1. Also; in addition to.

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English eke (“addition, increase, enlargement”), from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic *aukô, from *aukaną (“to increase, add, enlarge”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to enlarge, increase”). The English noun is cognate with Old Frisian āka (“addition, increase; bonus”), Old Norse auki (“growth, increase, proliferation”). The verb is derived…

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