winne

See also: Winne

English

Etymology

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. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of winnen

Middle English

Noun

winne (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)

Adjective

winne (plural and weak singular wunne)

  1. Alternative form of wynne (“happy”)

Noun

winne

  1. Alternative form of win (“benefit, wealth, discord”)

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

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 tense Past tense
iek winne wie winne iek won wie wonnen
du winst jie winne du wonst jie wonnen
hie/ju/dät wint jo winne hie/ju/dät won jo wonnen
Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
winnend Singular win häbe wonnen
Plural winnet

Derived terms

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

West Frisian

Etymology

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.

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