wio
Lindu
Noun
wio
- addiction
Old High German
Alternative forms
- weho
Noun
wīo m
- kite (bird of prey)
References
- "wīo" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)
- Viktor Hugo Suolahti (1909), “Weihe”, in Die deutschen Vogelnamen : eine wortgeschichtliche Untersuchung, page 356
Polish
Etymology
Probably a relic imperative of Polish wiać (“to run, to flee”), analogical to unrelated Bulgarian дий (dij).
Alternately a colloquial variation of the imperative of Polish wieźć (“to drive, to carry on a cart or a wagon”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vezti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vjɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ
- Syllabification: wio
Interjection
wio
- (to a horse) giddyup
- Antonym: prr (“whoa”)
Further reading
- wio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wio in Polish dictionaries at PWN