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

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn
• Homophones: wynn, Nguyen, win

Noun

winne (countable and uncountable, plural winnes)

1. (obsolete) Joy; delight; pleasure.

Derived terms

• winly
• winsome

Adjective

winne (comparative more winne, superlative most winne)

1. (obsolete) Enjoyable; delightful.

Anagrams

• Nnewi, innew

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 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

• uurwinne

 

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.

Further reading

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