wid
English edit
Etymology edit
Variant of with.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
wid
- (regional) Pronunciation spelling of with.
- 1893, Stephen Crane, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets [1]
- “An’ wid all d’ bringin’ up she had, how could she?” moaningly she asked of her son. “Wid all d’ talkin’ wid her I did an’ d’ t’ings I tol’ her to remember. When a girl is bringed up d’ way I bringed up Maggie, how kin she go teh d’ devil?”
- 1922, Eugene O'Neill, The Hairy Ape, [2]
- Oh, there was fine beautiful ships them days—clippers wid tall masts touching the sky—fine strong men in them—men that was sons of the sea as if ’twas the mother that bore them.
- 1940, Shirley Graham, “It’s Morning,” in Black Female Playwrights, Kathy A Perkins ed. [3]
- Cissie. But, when da saints ob God go marchin’ home
- Mah gal will sing! Wid all da pure, bright stars,
- Tuhgedder wid da mawnin’ stars—She’ll sing!
- 1893, Stephen Crane, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets [1]
Related terms edit
- See with
Anagrams edit
Belizean Creole edit
Alternative forms edit
Preposition edit
wid
References edit
- Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 372.
Jamaican Creole edit
Etymology edit
Preposition edit
wid
- with
- 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 17:
- Evribadi av di rait fi uon prapati bai demself ar wid ada piipl.
- Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
- (literally, “Everybody have the right to own property by themselves or with other people.”)
Further reading edit
- wid at majstro.com
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wīd, Old Saxon wīdo and Old Dutch wīdo, Old High German wīt, Old Norse víðr.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
wīd
- wide, far
- wīdcūþ ― widely known, famous
- wīdfæþme ― ample, far-reaching, extensive
- wīdmǣrsian ― to publish, widely proclaim
Declension edit
Declension of wīd — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wīd | wīd | wīd |
| Accusative | wīdne | wīde | wīd |
| Genitive | wīdes | wīdre | wīdes |
| Dative | wīdum | wīdre | wīdum |
| Instrumental | wīde | wīdre | wīde |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | wīde | wīda, wīde | wīd |
| Accusative | wīde | wīda, wīde | wīd |
| Genitive | wīdra | wīdra | wīdra |
| Dative | wīdum | wīdum | wīdum |
| Instrumental | wīdum | wīdum | wīdum |
Declension of wīd — Weak
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Descendants edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȋdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyd-o-s, from *weyd- (“to see”). Cognate to Czech vid, Russian вид (vid) and Lithuanian véidas.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wid m animal
Declension edit
Declension of wid
Noun edit
wid m inan
- (obsolete) appearance (the way something looks; personal presence)
- Synonyms: aparycja, powierzchowność, wygląd
Declension edit
Declension of wid
Derived terms edit
adverb
phrase
Related terms edit
adjectives
nouns
verbs
Further reading edit
- wid in Polish dictionaries at PWN