German

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Alternative forms

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  • Wir (pluralis majestatis)
  • -wa, wa (rare, colloquial)

Etymology

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From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ. Compare Low German wi, Dutch wij, English we, Danish vi, Icelandic vér, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis).

Pronunciation

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  • (standard) IPA(key): /viːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
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  • (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA(key): /vɐ/, /mɐ/

Pronoun

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wir

  1. we

Declension

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  • The genitive case unser is used more and more rarely in modern German.
  • While the genitive of a personal pronoun does express ownership, it must not be confused with a possessive pronoun. While possessive pronouns such as unser are put in front of the noun they relate to and follow the inflection rules of adjectives, the genitive form of a personal pronoun has only one form, which is not further inflected. Additionally, personal pronouns in the genitive can be put after the word they relate to.

Further reading

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  • wir” in Duden online
  • wir” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle High German

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Etymology

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From Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz.

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Pronoun

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wir

  1. we: nominative plural of ich

Descendants

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  • Bavarian:
  • German: wir

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Cognate with Middle Low German wīre, and related to late Old Norse víravirki (filigree work), Old High German wiara.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wīr m (nominative plural wīras)

  1. wire
  2. (botany) myrtle

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz.

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Pronoun

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wir

  1. we: nominative plural of ih

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish wir.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wir m inan

  1. vortex
    Synonyms: kłębowisko, odmęt
    wir polarnypolar vortex
  2. whirlpool
    Synonyms: topiel, odmęt
  3. whirl
    Synonyms: kłębowisko, kotłowisko
  4. (meteorology) swirl
    Synonym: trąba powietrzna
  5. eddy
  6. gyre
    Wir Morza BeaufortaBeaufort Gyre
  7. (meteorology) whirlwind

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns
verbs

Further reading

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  • wir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wir in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scots

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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wir

  1. simple past tense of be
Usage notes
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Wir is used with plural pronouns, and wis is used otherwise.

Etymology 2

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Determiner

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wir

  1. Alternative form of our

References

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Welsh

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Noun

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wir

  1. Soft mutation of gwir.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwir wir ngwir unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.