winne

See also: Winne

English

Etymology

Inherited 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

Noun

winne (countable and uncountable, plural winnes)

  1. (obsolete) Joy; delight; pleasure.

Derived terms

Adjective

winne (comparative more winne, superlative most winne)

  1. (obsolete) Enjoyable; delightful.

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

winne

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of winnen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

winne (uncountable)

  1. alternative form of wynne (happiness)

Adjective

winne (plural and weak singular wunne)

  1. alternative form of wynne (happy)

Etymology 2

Noun

winne

  1. alternative form of win (benefit, wealth, discord)

Etymology 3

Verb

winne

  1. alternative form of winnen (to win)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvin.nɛ/
  • Rhymes: -innɛ
  • Syllabification: win‧ne

Adjective

winne

  1. inflection of winny:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Inherited 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

  1. (transitive) to win
  2. (transitive) to earn

Conjugation

Conjugation of winne (irregular)
grúundfoarme winne
infinitive tou winnen
present past
singular iek winne won
du winst wonst
hie/ju/dät wint won
plural winne wonnen
imperative
singular win
plural winnet
present past
participle winnend wonnen
auxiliary verb häbe

Derived terms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “winne”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

West Frisian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan. Cognates include Dutch winnen and English win.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪnə/

Verb

winne

  1. (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.

Inflection

Strong class 3
infinitive winne
3rd singular past wûn
past participle wûn
infinitive winne
long infinitive winnen
gerund winnen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular win wûn
2nd singular winst wûnst
clitic form winsto wûnsto
3rd singular wint wûn
plural winne wûnen
imperative win
participles winnend wûn

Further reading

  • winne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011