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wir

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Pronoun

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wir

  1. we

Declension

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German personal pronouns
singular plural sing. and pl.
1st person 2nd person
familiar 1 		3rd person 1st person 2nd person
familiar 1 		3rd person 2nd person
polite/formal
m f n
nominative ich du
-e 2 		er sie
-se 2 		es wir ihr sie
-se 2 		Sie
Ihr 3
genitive meiner
mein 3 		deiner
dein 3 		seiner
sein 3 		ihrer seiner
sein 3 		unser euer ihrer Ihrer
Euer 3
dative mir dir ihm ihr ihm uns euch ihnen Ihnen
Euch 3
accusative mich dich ihn sie
-se 2 		es uns euch sie
-se 2 		Sie
Euch 3

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

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  • "wir" in Duden online
  • "wir" in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle High German

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Etymology

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From Old High German wir , from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ , from Proto-Germanic *wīz , *wiz .

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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wir

  1. we: nominative plural of ich

Descendants

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wīraz . Cognate with Middle Low German wīre , and related to late Old Norse víravirki ("filigree work"), Old High German wiara .

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Noun

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wīr m (nominative plural wīras )

  1. wire
  2. (botany ) myrtle

Descendants

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ , from Proto-Germanic *wīz , *wiz .

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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wir

  1. we: nominative plural of ih

Descendants

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish wir .

Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): /ˈvir/
  • Audio: (file)
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Syllabification: wir

Noun

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wir m inan

  1. vortex
    Synonyms: kłębowisko , odmęt
    wir polarny ― polar vortex
  2. whirlpool
    Synonyms: topiel , odmęt
  3. whirl
    Synonyms: kłębowisko , kotłowisko
  4. (meteorology ) swirl
    Synonym: trąba powietrzna
  5. eddy
  6. gyre
    Wir Morza Beauforta ― Beaufort Gyre
  7. (meteorology ) whirlwind

Declension

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Declension of wir
singular plural
nominative wir wiry
genitive wiru wirów
dative wirowi wirom
accusative wir wiry
instrumental wirem wirami
locative wirze wirach
vocative wirze wiry

Derived terms

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verbs

Further reading

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  • wir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wir in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scots

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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wir

  1. simple past tense of be
Usage notes
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Wir is used with plural pronouns, and wis is used otherwise.

Etymology 2

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Determiner

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wir

  1. Alternative form of our

References

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Welsh

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Noun

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wir

  1. Soft mutation of gwir .

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwir
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwir wir ngwir unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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