wir
GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
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).
PronunciationEdit
- (standard) IPA(key): /viːɐ̯/
- Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
audio (file) - (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA(key): /vɐ/, /mɐ/
PronounEdit
wir
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | singular and plural | |||||||
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1st person | 2nd person familiar1 |
3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person familiar1 |
3rd person | 2nd person polite/formal | |||
m | f | n | |||||||
nominative | ich | du -e2 |
er | sie -se2 |
es | wir mir3 |
ihr | sie -se2 |
Sie Ihr4 |
genitive | meiner mein4 |
deiner dein4 |
seiner sein4 |
ihrer | seiner sein4 |
unser | euer | ihrer | Ihrer Euer4 |
dative | mir | dir | ihm | ihr | ihm | uns | euch | ihnen | Ihnen Euch4 |
accusative | mich | dich | ihn | sie -se2 |
es | sie -se2 |
Sie Euch4 |
1These forms are sometimes capitalized, especially in letters. 2enclitic, colloquial 3dialectal 4archaic
- 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 readingEdit
Middle High GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German wir, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
wir
- we: nominative plural of ich
DescendantsEdit
Old EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Cognate with Middle Low German wīre, and related to late Old Norse víravirki (“filigree work”), Old High German wiara.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
wīr m (nominative plural wīras)
DescendantsEdit
Old High GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
wir
- we: nominative plural of ih
DescendantsEdit
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old Polish wir, from Proto-Slavic *virъ.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
wir m inan
- vortex
- Synonyms: kłębowisko, odmęt
- whirlpool
- whirl
- Synonyms: kłębowisko, kotłowisko
- swirl
- Synonym: trąba powietrzna
- eddy
- gyre
- whirlwind
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- wir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wir in Polish dictionaries at PWN
ScotsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
wir
- simple past tense of be
Usage notesEdit
Wir is used with plural pronouns, and wis is used otherwise.
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative formsEdit
- (Orkney) wur
DeterminerEdit
wir
WelshEdit
NounEdit
wir
- Soft mutation of gwir.
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |