wij

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wi, from Old Dutch , from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂. Compare Low German wi, West Frisian wy, German wir, English we, Danish vi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ʋɛi̯/ (stressed), IPA: /ʋə/ (unstressed)
  • (file)
  • Homophone: wei

Pronoun

wij

  1. The first person plural, we refers to the speakers. See also ons, onze.

Declension


Synonyms

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