winne
English
Etymology
From Middle English winne, from Old English wynn (“joy, delight, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō (“joy, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”).
Cognate with Scots win, wind (“pleasure, joy”), German Wonne (“bliss, joy, delight”), Danish ynde (“grace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɪn
- Homophones: wynn, Nguyen, win
Noun
winne (countable and uncountable, plural winnes)
- (obsolete) Joy; delight; pleasure.
Derived terms
- winly
- winsome
Adjective
winne (comparative more winne, superlative most winne)
- (obsolete) Enjoyable; delightful.
Anagrams
- Nnewi, innew
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
winne
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of winnen
Middle English
Noun
winne (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)
Adjective
winne (plural and weak singular wunne)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happy”)
Noun
winne
- Alternative form of win (“benefit, wealth, discord”)
Verb
winne
- Alternative form of winnen (“to win”)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvin.nɛ/
- Rhymes: -innɛ
- Syllabification: win‧ne
Adjective
winne
- inflection of winny:
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
- nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan. Cognates include Dutch winnen and English win.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪnə/
- Hyphenation: win‧ne
- Rhymes: -ɪnə
Verb
winne
- (transitive) to win
- (transitive) to earn
Conjugation
Grúundfoarme | winne | ||||||
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Infinitive | tou winnen | ||||||
Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
iek | winne | wie | winne | iek | won | wie | wonnen |
du | winst | jie | winne | du | wonst | jie | wonnen |
hie/ju/dät | wint | jo | winne | hie/ju/dät | won | jo | wonnen |
Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
winnend | Singular | win | häbe | wonnen | |||
Plural | winnet |
Derived terms
- uurwinne
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “winne”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan. Cognates include Dutch winnen and English win.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪnə/
Verb
winne
- (transitive) to win
- 1995, Rienk de Haan, Mei freonlike groetnis, page 11:
- De fytsmakker ferkeapet fytsbannen.
De toskedokter lûkt net graach kiezzen.
Wy hoopje dat jo in priis wûn hawwe.- The bycicle salesman sells bycicle tires.
The dentist doesn't willingly pull teeth.
We hope that they have won a prise.
- The bycicle salesman sells bycicle tires.
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Further reading
- “winne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011