wir

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Wiraféd. === Symbol === wir (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Wiraféd. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Wiraféd terms == German == === Alternative forms === Wir (pluralis majestatis) -wa, wa (rare, colloquial) === Etymology === From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy. Compare Low German wi, Dutch wij, English we, Danish vi, Icelandic vér, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis). === Pronunciation === (standard) IPA(key): /viːɐ̯/ Rhymes: -iːɐ̯ (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA(key): /vɐ/, /mɐ/ === Pronoun === wir we ==== Declension ==== 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 === “wir” in Duden online “wir”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Middle High German == === Etymology === From Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwir/ === Pronoun === wir we: nominative plural of ich ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Bavarian: Cimbrian: biar, bar (Sette Comuni) Mòcheno: biar German: wir == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Cognate with Middle Low German wīre, and related to late Old Norse víravirki (“filigree work”), Old High German wiara. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wiːr/ Rhymes: -iːr === Noun === wīr m (nominative plural wīras) wire (botany) myrtle ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: wir, wyr Scots: wire, weyr English: wire == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wir/ === Pronoun === wir we: nominative plural of ih ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Bavarian: Cimbrian: biar, bar (Sette Comuni) Mòcheno: biar German: wir == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish wir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvir/ Rhymes: -ir Syllabification: wir === Noun === wir m inan vortex Synonyms: kłębowisko, odmęt wir polarny ― polar vortex whirlpool Synonyms: topiel, odmęt whirl Synonyms: kłębowisko, kotłowisko (meteorology) swirl Synonym: trąba powietrzna eddy gyre Wir Morza Beauforta ― Beaufort Gyre (meteorology) whirlwind ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “wir”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “wir”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wər/ === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== wir simple past tense of be ===== Usage notes ===== Wir is used with plural pronouns, and wis is used otherwise. === Etymology 2 === ==== Determiner ==== wir alternative form of our === References === “wir, possess. adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC. == Welsh == === Noun === wir soft mutation of gwir === Mutation ===