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, win; when (with both the wine–whine merger and pin–pen merger)

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

From Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to gain, win”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). 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

• uurwinne

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, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to gain, win”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). 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