wijn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛi̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: wijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

wijn m (plural wijnen, diminutive wijntje n)

  1. wine, an alcoholic beverage produced by a certain fermentation procedure; unless otherwise specified or indicated by context, made from grapes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: wyn
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: win
  • Negerhollands: wien, win
  • Saramaccan: wín
  • ? Sranan Tongo: win
    • Arawak: wing
    • Caribbean Javanese: win

Further reading


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

Noun

wijn m

  1. wine

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: wijn
    • Afrikaans: wyn
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: win
    • Negerhollands: wien, win
    • Saramaccan: wín
    • ? Sranan Tongo: win
      • Arawak: wing
      • Caribbean Javanese: win
  • Limburgish: wien

Further reading

  • wijn”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), wijn (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Noun

wijn

  1. Alternative form of wyn (wine)
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