wir
German
Alternative forms
- Wir (pluralis majestatis)
Etymology
From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂. Compare Low German wi, Dutch wij, English we, Danish vi, Icelandic vér, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /viːɐ̯/
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audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
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- (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA(key): /vɐ/, /mɐ/
Pronoun
wir
Inflection
German personal pronouns
| nominative | accusative | genitive | dative | possessive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | ich | mich | meiner († mein) | mir | mein | |
| 2nd person singular (familiar)1 | du | dich | deiner († dein) | dir | dein | |
| 3rd person singular | m | er | ihn | seiner († sein) | ihm | sein |
| f | sie | ihrer | ihr | |||
| n | es | seiner († sein) | ihm | sein | ||
| 1st person plural | wir | uns | unser | uns | unser | |
| 2nd person plural (familiar)1 | ihr | euch | euer | euch | euer | |
| 3rd person plural | sie | ihrer | ihnen | ihr | ||
| polite address | naturally: 2nd person sg. or pl.; grammatically: 3rd person pl. |
Sie | Ihrer | Ihnen | Ihr | |
1Often capitalized, especially in letters
- 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
- wir in Duden online
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German wir, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz.
Pronoun
wir
Descendants
- German: wir
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Cognate with Middle Low German wīre, and related to late Old Norse víravirki (“filigree work”), Old High German wiara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiːr/
Noun
wīr m (nominative plural wīras)
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *virъ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /vʲir/
Noun
wir m inan
Declension
Synonyms
- (vortex): kłębowisko, odmęt
- (whirlpool): topiel, odmęt
- (whirl): kłębowisko, kotłowisko
- (swirl): trąba powietrzna
Derived terms
- (verb) wirować
Scots
Verb
wir
- simple past tense of be
Usage notes
Use wir with plural pronouns otherwise use wis.
Determiner
wir
See also
Welsh
Noun
wir
- Soft mutation of gwir.
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