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winnen

See also: Winnen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch winnen, from Old Dutch winnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: win‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɪnən

Verb edit

winnen

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to win, to triumph, to be victorious (in)
  2. (transitive) to acquire
  3. (transitive) to extract, to refine, to harvest (from base materials such as ore or crops)

Inflection edit

Inflection of winnen (strong class 3a)
infinitive winnen
past singular won
past participle gewonnen
infinitive winnen
gerund winnen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular win won
2nd person sing. (jij) wint won
2nd person sing. (u) wint won
2nd person sing. (gij) wint wont
3rd person singular wint won
plural winnen wonnen
subjunctive sing.1 winne wonne
subjunctive plur.1 winnen wonnen
imperative sing. win
imperative plur.1 wint
participles winnend gewonnen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: wen
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: won
  • Negerhollands: win, wind
  • → Sranan Tongo: wini

Low German edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German winnen, from Old Saxon winnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”).

Compare Dutch winnen, German gewinnen, English win, Norwegian vinne, Swedish vinna.

Verb edit

winnen (past singular wunn, past participle wunnen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to win
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of winnen (class 3 strong verb)
infinitive winnen
indicative present preterite
1st person singular winn wunn
2nd person singular winns(t) wunns(t)
3rd person singular winn(t) wunn
plural winnt, winnen wunnen
imperative present —
singular winn
plural winnt
participle present past
winnen (e)wunnen, gewunnen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German [Term?], from Old Saxon windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”). Compare German winden, Dutch winden, English wind.

Verb edit

winnen (past singular wunn, past participle wunnen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to wind
  2. to wreathe
  3. to winch
  4. to wrest
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of winnen (class 3 strong verb)
infinitive winnen
indicative present preterite
1st person singular winn wunn
2nd person singular winns(t) wunns(t)
3rd person singular winn(t) wunn
plural winnt, winnen wunnen
imperative present —
singular winn
plural winnt
participle present past
winnen (e)wunnen, gewunnen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German wenen, from Old High German wennen, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną. Cognate with German gewöhnen (with prefix ge-).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

winnen (third-person singular present winnt, past participle gewinnt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (reflexive, with preposition un) to get used to, to adapt to, to familiarise with
  2. (transitive) to bring up, to raise, to nurture

Conjugation edit

Regular
infinitive winnen
participle gewinnt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative 		imperative
1st singular winnen —
2nd singular winns winn
3rd singular winnt —
1st plural winnen —
2nd plural winnt winnt
3rd plural winnen —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch winnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”).

Verb edit

winnen

  1. to win, to acquire through effort, to earn
  2. to acquire, to get
  3. to gain
  4. to delve, to mine
  5. to conquer, to take
  6. (of a male) to beget (a child), to sire
  7. (of a female) to give birth to

Inflection edit

Strong class 3
Infinitive winnen
3rd sg. past wan
3rd pl. past wonnen
Past participle gewonnen
Infinitive winnen
In genitive winnens
In dative winnene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular winne wan
2nd singular wins, winnes wons, wonnes
3rd singular wint, winnet wan
1st plural winnen wonnen
2nd plural wint, winnet wont, wonnet
3rd plural winnen wonnen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular winne wonne
2nd singular wins, winnes wonnes
3rd singular winne wonne
1st plural winnen wonnen
2nd plural wint, winnet wonnet
3rd plural winnen wonnen
Imperative Present
Singular win, winne
Plural wint, winnet
Present Past
Participle winnende gewonnen

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Further reading edit

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old English winnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to labor; to win, gain; to fight, strive”).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

winnen (third-person singular simple present winneth, present participle winnende, first-/third-person singular past indicative wan, past participle wonnen)

  1. to exert effort, strive for
  2. to fight against, war against
  3. to suffer
  4. to gain (territory, wisdom, success, a cow, a prize, etc.)
  5. to make profit, a living, earn a salary
  6. to beget
  7. to defeat, triumph over, subjugate
  8. to proceed, go
  9. to take, remove

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of winnen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) winnen, winne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular winne wan, won
2nd-person singular winnest wonne, wanne, wan, won
3rd-person singular winneth wan, won
subjunctive singular winne wonne1, wanne1
imperative singular —
plural2 winnen, winne wonnen, wonne, wannen, wanne
imperative plural winneth, winne —
participles winnynge, winnende wonnen, wonne, ywonnen, ywonne

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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