wien

See also: Wien

Dutch

Pronoun

wien

  1. (interrogative and relative, objective, archaic) whom
    Wien Neerlandsch bloed in de aders vloeit, / Van vreemde smetten vrij, ...
    [He] to whom Dutch blood is flowing in the veins, / Free of foreign blemishes, ... (Dutch national anthem from 1815 to 1932)

Usage notes

In present-day use, the form wien has been superseded by wie.


Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną.

Noun

wien m

  1. wine

Inflection

Inflection
Root singular Root plural Diminutive singular Diminutive plural
Nominative wien wiene wienke wienkes
Genitive wiens wiene wienkes wienkes
Locative wienes wieneser wienke wienkes
Dative¹ ? ? ? ?
Accusative¹ wien ? ? ?
  • Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwanǭ, accusative of Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Compare German wen (accusative of wer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viə̯n/

Pronoun

wien

  1. (interrogative) who, whom
  2. (relative) who, whoever, whom

Usage notes

  • wien is the nominative and accusative form. In the dative case, use wiem.
  • Due to the Eifeler Regel, the final -n is lost before all consonants other than <d>, <h>, <n>, <t> and <z>.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wīen, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.

Verb

wiën

  1. to bless, to sanctify
  2. to consecrate
  3. to dedicate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: wijden
  • Limburgish: wieje

Further reading

  • wiën”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • wiën”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.

Verb

wīen

  1. to bless, to sanctify

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • wīen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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