winne
See also: Winne
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English winne, from Old English wynn (“joy, delight, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō (“joy, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”).
Cognate with Scots win, wind (“pleasure, joy”), German Wonne (“bliss, joy, delight”), Danish ynde (“grace”).
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Noun edit
winne (countable and uncountable, plural winnes)
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Adjective edit
winne (comparative more winne, superlative most winne)
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winne
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
winne (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)
Adjective edit
winne (plural and weak singular wunne)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happy”)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
winne
- Alternative form of win (“benefit, wealth, discord”)
Etymology 3 edit
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winne
- Alternative form of winnen (“to win”)
Polish edit
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Adjective edit
winne
- inflection of winny:
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan. Cognates include Dutch winnen and English win.
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winne
- (transitive) to win
- (transitive) to earn
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Conjugation of winne (irregular)
Grúundfoarme | winne | ||||||
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Infinitive | tou winnen | ||||||
Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
iek | winne | wie | winne | iek | won | wie | wonnen |
du | winst | jie | winne | du | wonst | jie | wonnen |
hie/ju/dät | wint | jo | winne | hie/ju/dät | won | jo | wonnen |
Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
winnend | Singular | win | häbe | wonnen | |||
Plural | winnet |
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West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan. Cognates include Dutch winnen and English win.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
winne
- (transitive) to win
- 1995, Rienk de Haan, Mei freonlike groetnis, page 11:
- De fytsmakker ferkeapet fytsbannen.
De toskedokter lûkt net graach kiezzen.
Wy hoopje dat jo in priis wûn hawwe.- The bycicle salesman sells bycicle tires.
The dentist doesn't willingly pull teeth.
We hope that they have won a prise.
- The bycicle salesman sells bycicle tires.
Further reading edit
- “winne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011