we
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Etymology 1
From Middle English we, from Old English wē (“we”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz (“we”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéy (“we (plural)”). Cognate with Scots wee, we (“we”), North Frisian we (“we”), West Frisian wy (“we”), Low German wi (“we”), Dutch we, wij (“we”), German wir (“we”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vi (“we”), Icelandic vér, við (“we”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨 (vaēm), Sanskrit वयम् (vayám).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, Canada) enPR: wē, IPA(key): /wiː/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio: (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /wi/
Audio (US): (file) - Homophones: oui, wee, Wii (wine–whine merger); whee
- Rhymes: -iː
Pronoun
we (first-person plural nominative case, objective case us, possessive determiner our, possessive pronoun ours, reflexive ourselves, reflexive singular ourself)
- (personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)
- (personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)
- (personal) The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)
- 2021, Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, “Paper No. CMAB C4/9/1”, in Documents of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, page 1:
- In light of the promulgation of the aforementioned laws and decisions, we (the administration) propose to make the following amendments to local legislation to implement the relevant requirements on oath taking by public officers.
- (personal, royal) The sovereign alone in their capacity as monarch. (This is the royal we. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)
- (personal) The plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.
- How are we all tonight?
- 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
- (personal, often considered patronising) A second- or third-person pronoun for a person in the speaker's care.
- How are we feeling this morning?
- 1836, “Boz” [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], “The Boarding-House”, in Sketches by “Boz,” Illustrative of Every-day Life, and Every-day People. […], volume I, London: John Macrone, […], →OCLC, chapter II, page 204:
- “Well, my dear ma’am, and how are we?” inquired Wosky in a soothing tone. / “Very ill, doctor—very ill,” said Mrs. Bloss in a whisper.
- 2008 May 13, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):
- Are we ready to go to bed, sweetie?
- (colloquial) The speaker themselves, used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences and a group of listeners. (Compare the plural of modesty.)
- Hey guys, how's it going? Today we are going to be playing a new game.
- 2021 January 6, 3:38:03 from the start, in Rally on Electoral College Vote Certification (television broadcast), spoken by Donald Trump, Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN):
- All Vice President [Mike] Pence has to do is send it back to the states to recertify and we become president and you are the happiest people.
- 2021 June 24, “Far from Home” (3:07 from the start), in Alone, season 9, episode 4 (televison production), spoken by Theresa Emmerich Kamper, via HISTORY Channel:
- [Today is] not a day to think about fishing so we will get back to working on the shelter. [cut in video] Cool, so I guess the best analogy for this, then, is that we've basically framed the house, and now we get to shingle.
- 2022 October 25, 32:11 from the start, Vote 2022, in Joseph Camp, director, PBS NewsHour (television production), spoken by John Fetterman, via Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), archived from the original on 2022-10-25:
- The elephant in the room, you know, we had a stroke back in May.
- (West Country, archaic) Us.
- (bridge) The side which is keeping score.
- Antonym: they
Derived terms
- are we there yet
- as we know it
- as we speak
- can we say
- even as we speak
- here we are
- here we go
- here we go again
- Houston, we have a problem
- imperial we
- lest we forget
- let's not and say we did
- shall we say
- the devil we know is better than the devil we don't
- the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know
- the poor we will always have with us
- the real treasure is the friends we made along the way
- there we go
- this is where we came in
- this is why we can't have nice things
- today we are all
- until we meet again
- we all bleed red
- we all make mistakes
- we aye
- we come in peace
- we got company
- we-group
- we have company
- we haven't got all day
- we live in a society
- we-uns
- we wuz kangz
- what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive
- what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive
- where are we
- where are we going
Descendants
Translations
generic we (the speaker and at least one other person, regardless of whether it's the person being addressed)
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exclusive we (the speaker and at least one other person, but excluding the person(s) being addressed)
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inclusive we (the speaker and the person(s) being addressed, and possibly others)
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the royal we (referring to the sovereign alone acting in their capacity as monarch)
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Determiner
we
- The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
- We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Pronoun
we
- (Geordie) Us.
- He was a propa gadgie, and always bought we drinks after a long shift.
- He was a great guy, and always bought us drinks after a long shift.
- And what have you done for we since? Nowt!
- And what have you done for us since? Nothing!
Usage notes
Not to be confused with Tyneside us (“me”).
Anagrams
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Noun
we (dual werom, plural wekon)
References
- Newguineaworld, citing Donohue and Musgrave, Abinomn nominal number (2007: 365)
Noun
we
- (Mpakwithi) owl
References
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 189
Pronunciation
Noun
we
- water
- kô-ny we
- 'my (glass/drink of) water'
- kô-ny we
References
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Pronoun
we
See also
Cameroonian Pidgin personal pronouns
Determiner
we
- our, 1st person plural possessive determiner
See also
Cameroonian Pidgin possessive determiners
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Determiner
we (plural kewe)
- (possessive subject marker) the (singular)
Noun
wẹ
Synonyms
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
- Karl James Franklin, Pacific Linguistics (1973, →ISBN, page 130: Polopa so/sou woman, cf. DAR sou female animal but we woman. Several multiple cognate sets appeared in the data. Daribi uses both ạị and wẹ for water; some Polopa speakers gave one term, some another. Both are probably known everywhere.
Etymology
See wij.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
we (personal pronoun)
Declension
| subject | object | possessive | reflexive | genitive5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | pred. | ||
| 1st person | ik | 'k1 | mij | me | mijn | m'n1 | mijne | me | mijner, mijns |
| 2nd person | jij | je | jou | je | jouw | je | jouwe | je | jouwer, jouws |
| 2nd person archaic or regiolectal | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
| 2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u, zich7 | uwer, uws |
| 3rd person masculine | hij | ie1 | hem | 'm1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
| 3rd person feminine | zij | ze | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | hare | zich | harer, haars |
| 3rd person neuter | het | 't1 | het | 't1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
| plural | |||||||||
| 1st person | wij | we | ons | – | ons, onze2 | – | onze | ons | onzer, onzes |
| 2nd person | jullie | je | jullie | je | jullie | je | – | je | – |
| 2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
| 2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u, zich7 | uwer, uws |
| 3rd person | zij | ze | hen3, hun4 | ze | hun | – | hunne | zich | hunner, huns |
| 1) Not as common in written language. 2) Inflected as an adjective. 3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). 4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). 5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. 6) To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people"). |
7) Zich is preferred if the reflexive pronoun immediately follows the subject pronoun u, e.g. Meldt u zich aan! 'Log in!', and if the subject pronoun u is used with a verb form that is identical with the third person singular but different from the informal second person singular, e.g. U heeft zich aangemeld. 'You have logged in.' Only u can be used in an imperative if the subject pronoun is not overt, e.g. Meld u aan! 'Log in!', where u is the reflexive pronoun. Otherwise, both u and zich are equally possible, e.g. U meldt u/zich aan. 'You log in.' | ||||||||
Synonyms
Descendants
- Jersey Dutch: wê
See also
Noun
we
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
we
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- André-Georges Haudricourt, Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre, Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (1982)
Etymology
Noun
we
- (Talur) water
References
- Bryan Hinton, The languages of Wetar, in Spices from the east: Papers in languages of eastern Indonesia (2000), page 121
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
we
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- Jean Claude Rivierre, Sabine Ehrhart, Raymond Diéla, Le Bwatoo: et les dialectes de la région de Koné (2006)
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
we
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- Jean Claude Rivierre, Sabine Ehrhart, Raymond Diéla, Le Bwatoo: et les dialectes de la région de Koné (2006)
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
we
References
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ʰMoavekɛ" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
we (plural we-i)
- The name of the Latin script letter W/w.
See also
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
- The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.
Synonyms
- dabel yu (Standard Malay)
See also
Further reading
- “we” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Conjunction
we
- that
- 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 25:
- Uman we a mada an pikni disorv speshal kier an elp.
- Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance.
- (literally, “Women that are mothers, and children, deserve special care and help.”)
Etymology 2
Conjunction
we
- where
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Maak 14:14:
- Wen im go iina wan ous, tel di uona fi di ous se, "Di tiicha se fi aks yu se: We di ges ruum de we mi kyan nyam di Paasuova fuud wid mi speshal falara dem?"
- and when he goes into a house, ask the owner where I and my disciples can celebrate the Passover.
Further reading
- we at majstro.com
Romanization
we
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
we
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- André-Georges Haudricourt, Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre, Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (1982)
Pronunciation
Preposition
we
- Alternative form of w.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Pronoun
we (second person singular)
Related terms
- -aku (“your, thy”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Pronoun
we (third person singular)
Related terms
- -ake (“his/her”)
See also
References
- “we” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 561. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Noun
we
References
- Greenhill, S. J., Blust. R, Gray, R. D. (2008) “The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics”, in Evolutionary Bioinformatics, number 4, archived from the original on 18 April 2017, pages 271-283
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Pronunciation
Preposition
we [with locative]
- Alternative form of w (especially before labial consonants and consonant clusters)
Romanization
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喂
Romanization
we
- Nonstandard spelling of wē.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Adjective
we (Raguileo spelling)
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Etymology 1
from Old English wē (“we”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz (“we”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéy (“we (plural)”). Compare wit (first person dual pronoun).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
we (accusative us, we, genitive oure, possessive determiner oures)
Descendants
See also
Middle English personal pronouns
1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “we, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 May 2018.
Etymology 2
From Old English wēa, from Proto-Germanic *waiwô. Doublet of wowe.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
we (uncountable)
References
- “wẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-30.
Pronunciation
- Certainly: Stem vowel: ê⁴
Etymology 1
From Old Saxon hwē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz.
Pronoun
wê (accusative wēne or wen, dative wēme or wem, genitive wes)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *wiz.
Pronoun
wê
Noun
we
References
- Gary Holton and Laura Robinson, The Internal History of the Alor-Pantar language family, in The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology, edited by Marian Klamer
- transnewguinea.org (wæ), ASJP 1 (wE i.e. wɛ), ASJP 2 (we)
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
we
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- André-Georges Haudricourt, Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre, Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (1982)
Etymology
Noun
we
Further reading
- Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)
- George William Grace, The position of the Polynesian languages within the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family (1959)
Etymology
From Old Frisian wī, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy.
Pronoun
we (Mooring)
- we (first-person plural personal pronoun)
Alternative forms
- wi (Föhr-Amrum)
- wü (Sylt)
See also
| personal | possessive | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject case | object case | masculine referent |
feminine / neuter / plural referent | ||||||
| full | reduced | full | reduced | ||||||
| singular | 1st | ik | 'k | me | man | min | |||
| 2nd | dü | – | de | dan | din | ||||
| 3rd m. | hi | 'r | ham | 'n | san | sin | |||
| 3rd f. | jü | 's | har | 's | harn | har | |||
| 3rd n. | hat | et, 't | ham | et, 't | san | sin | |||
| plural | 1st | we | üs | üüsen | üüs | ||||
| 2nd | jam | 'm | jam | jarnge | |||||
| 3rd | ja | 's | ja, jam | 's | jare | ||||
| notes | The reduced forms with an apostrophe are enclitic; they immediately follow verbs or conjunctions. Dü is deleted altogether in such contexts. Et is not enclitic and can stand in any unstressed position; the full subject form hat is now rarely used. In reflexive use, only full object forms occur. Dual forms wat / unk and jat / junk are obsolete. Attributive and independent possessives are not distinguished in Mooring. | ||||||||
Personal and possessive pronouns (Mooring dialect)
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
we
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- Jim Hollyman, K. J. Hollyman, Études sur les langues du Nord de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (1991), page 81
Alternative forms
- wœ̄ — Northumbrian
- wæ
- ƿē
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wiz, *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.
Cognate with Old Frisian wī (West Frisian wy), Old Saxon wī (Low German wi), Old Dutch wī (Dutch wij), Old High German wir (German wir), Old Norse vér (Danish and Swedish vi), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
wē (personal pronoun)
- we (nominative plural of iċ)
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13
- Fæder ūre, þū þe eart in heofenum, sī þīn nama ġehālgod. Tōbecume þīn rīċe. Ġeweorþe þīn willa on eorþan, swā swā on heofenum. Ūrne dæġhwāmlīċan hlāf syle ūs tōdæġ. And forġȳf ūs ūre ġyltas, swā swā wē forġȳfaþ ūrum ġyltendum. And ne ġelǣde þū ūs on costnunge, ac alȳs ūs of yfle: sōþlīċe.
- Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13
Declension
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first person | iċ | mē, mec | mē | mīn | |
| second person | þū | þē, þec | þē | þīn | ||
| third person | neuter | hit | him | his | ||
| masculine | hē | hine | ||||
| feminine | hēo | hīe | hire | |||
| dual | first person | wit | unc, uncit | unc | uncer | |
| second person | ġit | inc, incit | inc | incer | ||
| plural | first person | wē | ūs, ūsiċ | ūs | ūre, ūser | |
| second person | ġē | ēow, ēowiċ | ēow | ēower | ||
| third person | hīe | him | heora | |||
Old English personal pronouns
Descendants
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *waʀi. Doublet of wari.
Noun
we
Usage notes
Zoetmulder used Old Javanese we as primary entry for sun and day sense, while Old Javanese wwe used for water as primary entry.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- tistis we
- titis iṅ way
- tĕṅahwe
- tĕṅahṅwe
- we göṅ
- we tis
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
we
- Alternative spelling of wwe (“water”)
Further reading
- "we" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pronunciation
Preposition
we
- Alternative form of w
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
we
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- André-Georges Haudricourt, Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre, Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (1982)
Pronunciation
Preposition
we
- Alternative form of w, used mostly before words that begin with consonant clusters.
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English we, from Old English wē (“we”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz (“we”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéy (“we (plural)”). Cognate with English we.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
we
See also
| personal pronoun | possessive pronoun | possessive determiner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subjective | objective | reflexive | |||||
| first person | singular | A, I, Ik | me | mysel | mine, mines | mine, my | |
| plural | we | us, we | oorsel, oorsels | oors | our | ||
| second person | singular | standard (formal) | ye you, yow | ye you, yow | yersel yoursel | yers yours | yer your |
| Insular (informal) | thoo | thee | thysel, theesel | thines | thy, thee, thees | ||
| plural | ye, yese you, youse | ye, yese you, youse theer | yesels yoursels | yers yours | yer your | ||
| third person | singular | masculine | he, e | him, im | himsel, hissel | his, is | his, is |
| feminine | scho, she, shu | her, er | hersel | hers | her, er | ||
| neuter | it hit | it hit | itsel hitsel | its hits | its hits | ||
| genderless, nonspecific (formal) |
ane | ane | – | – | ane's | ||
| plural | thay | thaim | thaimsel, thaimsels | thairs | thair | ||
Scots personal pronouns
References
- “we, pers. pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.
- “we, pron.”, 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.
Pronunciation
Preposition
we
- Alternative form of w, used mostly before words that begin with consonant clusters
Pronunciation
Preposition
we
- Alternative form of w.
Further reading
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “we”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1279
Etymology
Variant of güey, representing the relaxed pronunciation of the /gw/ sounds and in some cases loss of the /i/ sound.
Pronunciation
Noun
we m or f by sense (plural wees)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Compare Tocharian B wi.
Numeral
we f
Related terms
Etymology
Adverb
we
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian وَ (va).
Conjunction
we
Etymology 2
Noun
we (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.
Noun
we
- Latin (ULY) transcription of ۋە (we)
Noun
we
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Pronunciation
Noun
we
- Soft mutation of gwe.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Pronunciation
Noun
we
References
Pronoun
we
- Alternative form of wough
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 7-9:
- and whilke we canna zei, albeit o' 'Governere,' 'Statesman,' an alike.
- and for which we have no words but of 'Governor,' 'Statesman,' &c.
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 21-23:
- Ye pace——yea, we mai zei, ye vaste pace whilke bee ee-stent owr ye londe zince th'ast ee-cam,
- The peace——yes, we may say the profound peace—which overspreads the land since your arrival,
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 6-8:
- Na oure gladès ana whilke we dellt wi' mattoke, an zing t'oure caulès wi plou,
- In our valleys where we were digging with the spade, or as we whistled to our horses in the plough,
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
we
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- Jim Hollyman, K. J. Hollyman, Études sur les langues du Nord de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (1999), page 81
Pronunciation
Noun
we
Numeral
we
References
- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad
Pronoun
-we
- Combining stem of wena.
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