Wii

See also: wii

English

Etymology

Marketing coinage: homophone for we, with the two i characters supposed to represent two people, suggesting players gathering together.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiː/
• Homophones: oui, we, wee, whee (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Wii (plural Wiis)

1. (video games) A video game system released worldwide by Nintendo in 2006, noted for its unique motion-based control system.

Derived terms

• Mii
• Wiimote

Translations

video game console

• Arabic: وي (wy)
• French: Wii (fr) f
• German: Wii n
• Japanese: Wii (Wii), ウィー (Wī)
• Spanish: Wii m

Anagrams

• iwi

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Wi, Wy
• wi, wii, wéin (Italian Walser)

Etymology

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viː/

Noun

Wii m (plural Wii)

1. wine
   • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     I will de ine cho und ech öppis z'Abed bringe. E chli Wi und Brot.

     I'll come in later and bring you something for supper. A little wine and bread.

   • 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Wän er am Morge chunt, chan ich äm doch sicher kchai Wii aabüte, sus dänkcht de no: Ah, Alkchoholikcherin…

     If he's coming n the morning, I surely can't offer him wine', otherwise he'll think: Aha, an alcoholic…