wi
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /wɪ/
Agutaynen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiiʔ/
Etymology
From Proto-Kalamian *waʔi, *waʔikʔ.
Further reading
- Ronald S. Himes, The Kalamian microgroup of Philippine languages, in the Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, 17-20 January 2006, Palawan, Philippines, (2006, Linguistic Society of the Philippines and SIL International), page 7
- Mga bitalang pangaldaw-kaldaw ,An Agutaynen-Filipino-English Phrasebook (2006, SIL Philippines)
Ajië
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wi]
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, from Latin vīnum. Cognate with German Wein, Dutch wijn, English wine, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 (wein).
References
- “wi” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Caac
References
- Claire Moyse-Faurie, Constructions expressing middle, reflexive and reciprocal situations in some Oceanic languages, in Reciprocals and Reflexives: Theoretical and Typological Explorations
Chaap Wuurong
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References
- 1993, among the La Trobe working papers in linguistics, volumes 6-8, page 8:
- The Wimmera language and Tjapwurrung can be distinguished by the following criterial words:
- [English] Wimmera Tjapwurrung
- […]
- fire wanyap wi
Egyptian
Folopa
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Japanese
Kom (Cameroon)
References
- Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wi/
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch wī, from Proto-Germanic *wīz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiː/
Inflection
Descendants
- Dutch: wij
Middle Low German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Saxon wī, from Proto-Germanic *wiz.
Declension
Middle Low German personal pronouns
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | ik (ek) | mî (mê, mik, mek) | mîn (mîner) | ||
| 2nd person singular | dû | dî (dê, dik, dek) | dîn (dîner) | ||
| 3rd person singular | |||||
| m | hê (hî, hie) | ēne, en (ȫne, ȫn) | ēme, em (ȫme, en) | sîn (sîner) | |
| n | it (et) | ||||
| f | sê (sî, sie, sü̂) | ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer) | |||
| 1st person plural | wî (wê, wie) | uns (ûs, ös, ü̂sik) | unser (ûser) | ||
| 2nd person plural | gî (jê, î) | jû (jûwe, û, jük, gik) | jûwer (ûwer) | ||
| 3rd person plural | sê (sî, sie) | em, öm, jüm (en; ehnen, ohnen, öhnen) | ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer) | ||
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Etymology 2
From Old Saxon hwē or a dialectal variation thereof, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz.
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian wī, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy.
Inflection
Old Dutch personal pronouns
| 1st person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ik, ic, ih | wī, wīr |
| Accusative | mī, mik, *mic | uns, unsig |
| Genitive | mīn | unsa, *unser |
| Dative | mī | uns, unsig |
| 2nd person | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | thu, tu | gī, ir |
| Accusative | thī, thik, *thic | iu, |
| Genitive | thīn | iuwa, *iuwer |
| Dative | thī | iu |
| 3rd person | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hē, hie | sia | it |
| Accusative | imo | sia | it |
| Genitive | sīn, is | iro | is |
| Dative | imo | iro | imo |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sia, sie (masc. plur.) | ||
| Accusative | sia, sie (masc. plur.) | ||
| Genitive | iro | ||
| Dative | im |
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy.
Inflection
Old Frisian personal pronoun declensions
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy.
Declension
Old Saxon personal pronouns
| Personal pronouns | |||||
| Singular | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
| Nominative | ik | thū | hē | siu | it |
| Accusative | mī, me, mik | thī, thik | ina | sia | |
| Dative | mī | thī | imu | iru | it |
| Genitive | mīn | thīn | is | ira | is |
| Dual | 1. | 2. | - | - | - |
| Nominative | wit | git | - | - | - |
| Accusative | unk | ink | - | - | - |
| Dative | |||||
| Genitive | unkero | - | - | - | |
| Plural | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
| Nominative | wī, we | gī, ge | sia | sia | siu |
| Accusative | ūs, unsik | eu, iu, iuu | |||
| Dative | ūs | im | |||
| Genitive | ūser | euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera | iro | ||
Scots
Shuar
References
- Chicham: Dictionario Enciclopédico Shuar-Castellano
Sranan Tongo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wi/
Tocharian B
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Compare Tocharian A wu.
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
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Pronoun
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Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse víðir, from Proto-Germanic *wīþijō.
Usage notes
Several species of the same kind are conflated under this name.
Derived terms
- vihunn
- wikis
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