wens

English edit

Noun edit

wens

plural of wen

Anagrams edit

news, sewn, snew

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch wensch, next to eastern wonsch, from Old Dutch *wunsk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskaz.

Cognate with German Wunsch, English wish, West Frisian winsk, Danish ønske.

Pronunciation edit

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛns

Noun edit

wens m (plural wensen, diminutive wensje n)

wish

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Negerhollands: wensch
→ Aukan: winsi

Further reading edit

“wens” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Verb edit

wens

inflection of wensen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. imperative

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

wēns

Romanization of 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃

Maltese edit

Root
w-n-s
5 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic أُنْس (ʔuns).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /wɛns/

Noun edit

wens m

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