wien
See also: Wien
Dutch
Pronoun
wien
- (interrogative and relative, objective, archaic) (for addressing a masculine person) whom
- Wien Neerlandsch bloed in de aders vloeit, / Van vreemde smetten vrij, ...
- [He] to whom Dutch blood is flowing in the veins, / Free of foreign blemishes, ... (Dutch national anthem from 1815 to 1932)
- (West-Flanders, colloquial) who/whom
Usage notes
In present-day use, the form wien has been superseded by wie.
Limburgish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Noun
wien m
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwanǭ, accusative of Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Compare German wen (accusative of wer).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viə̯n/
Pronoun
wien
Usage notes
- wien is the nominative and accusative form. In the dative case, use wiem.
- Due to the Eifeler Regel, the final -n is lost before all consonants other than <d>, <h>, <n>, <t> and <z>.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch wīen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.
Verb
wiën
- to bless, to sanctify
- to consecrate
- to dedicate
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “wiën”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wiën”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page wiën
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.
Verb
wīen
Inflection
Conjugation of wīen (weak class 1 irregular, hiatus)
infinitive | wīen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | wīo, wīon | wīda |
2nd person singular | wies | wīdos |
3rd person singular | wiet | wīda |
1st person plural | wīun | wīdon |
2nd person plural | wiet | wīdot |
3rd person plural | wīunt | wīdon |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | wīe | wīdi |
2nd person singular | wīis | wīdis |
3rd person singular | wīe | wīdi |
1st person plural | wīin | wīdin |
2nd person plural | wīit | wīdit |
3rd person plural | wīin | wīdin |
imperative | present | |
singular | wie | |
plural | wiet | |
participle | present | past |
wīendi | wīt, giwīt |
Descendants
Further reading
- “wīen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012