wir
Translingual
Symbol
wir
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Wiraféd terms
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ. Compare Low German wi, Dutch wij, English we, Danish vi, Icelandic vér, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /viːɐ̯/
- Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA(key): /vɐ/, /mɐ/
Pronoun
wir
Declension
singular | plural | sing. and pl. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st person | 2nd person familiar1 |
3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person familiar1 |
3rd person | 2nd person polite/formal | |||
m | f | n | |||||||
nominative | ich | du -e2 |
er | sie -se2 |
es | wir | ihr | sie -se2 |
Sie Ihr3 |
genitive | meiner mein3 |
deiner dein3 |
seiner sein3 |
ihrer | seiner sein3 |
unser | euer | ihrer | Ihrer Euer3 |
dative | mir | dir | ihm | ihr | ihm | uns | euch | ihnen | Ihnen Euch3 |
accusative | mich | dich | ihn | sie -se2 |
es | uns | euch | sie -se2 |
Sie Euch3 |
1These forms are sometimes capitalized, especially in letters. 2enclitic, colloquial 3archaic
- The genitive case unser is used more and more rarely in modern German.
- While the genitive of a personal pronoun does express ownership, it must not be confused with a possessive pronoun. While possessive pronouns such as unser are put in front of the noun they relate to and follow the inflection rules of adjectives, the genitive form of a personal pronoun has only one form, which is not further inflected. Additionally, personal pronouns in the genitive can be put after the word they relate to.
Further reading
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wir/
Pronoun
wir
Descendants
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: biar, bar (Sette Comuni)
- Mòcheno: biar
- German: wir
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Cognate with Middle Low German wīre, and related to late Old Norse víravirki (“filigree work”), Old High German wiara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiːr/
Noun
wīr m (nominative plural wīras)
Descendants
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wir/
Pronoun
wir
Descendants
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: biar, bar (Sette Comuni)
- Mòcheno: biar
- German: wir
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish wir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvir/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ir
- Syllabification: wir
Noun
wir m inan
- vortex
- Synonyms: kłębowisko, odmęt
- wir polarny ― polar vortex
- whirlpool
- whirl
- Synonyms: kłębowisko, kotłowisko
- (meteorology) swirl
- Synonym: trąba powietrzna
- eddy
- gyre
- Wir Morza Beauforta ― Beaufort Gyre
- (meteorology) whirlwind
Declension
Derived terms
- wirować impf
Further reading
- wir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wir in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wər/
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
wir
- simple past tense of be
Usage notes
Wir is used with plural pronouns, and wis is used otherwise.
Etymology 2
Determiner
wir
- alternative form of our
References
- “wir, possess. adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
Welsh
Noun
wir
- soft mutation of gwir