wes

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wes"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of Cameroon Pidgin Wes Cos (“West Coast”).

Symbol

wes

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Cameroon Pidgin.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Cameroon Pidgin terms

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

wes

  1. west

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

wes

  1. (dated) genitive of wer: whose, of whom
  2. (dated) genitive of was: whose, of what

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “wes” in Duden online

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon hwes, from Proto-Germanic *hwes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɛs/

Pronoun

wes

  1. whose, of whom (genitive of wê)
  2. whose, of what (genitive of wat)

Old English

Alternative forms

Verb

wes

  1. singular imperative of wesan
  2. alternative form of wæs
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      ⁊ þǣre ilcan nihte wes Ēadwine[s] dohtor ācenned.
      And on that same night Edwin's daughter was born.

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wéy.

Pronoun

wes

  1. we
  2. us

See also

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English west.

Noun

wes

  1. West
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