# wir
## German
### Alternative forms

* Wir (pluralis majestatis)
* -wa, wa (rare, colloquial)

### Etymology

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

* (standard) IPA: /viːɐ̯/
* Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
* Audio:(file)
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* (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA: /vɐ/, /mɐ/

### Pronoun

wir
* we

#### Declension

$^1$These forms are sometimes capitalized, especially in letters.   $^2$enclitic, colloquial   $^3$archaic
* 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
* “wir” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Middle High German
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wir/

### Pronoun

wir
* we: nominative plural of ich

#### Descendants

* Bavarian:
** Cimbrian: biar, bar (Sette Comuni)
** Mòcheno: biar
* 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: /wiːr/

### Noun

wīr m (nominative plural wīras)
* wire
* (botany) myrtle

#### Descendants

* Middle English: wir, wyr
** Scots: wire, weyr
** English: wire

## Old High German
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wiːr/

### Pronoun

wir
* we: nominative plural of ih

#### Descendants

* Bavarian:
** Cimbrian: biar, bar (Sette Comuni)
** Mòcheno: biar
* German: wir

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wir.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

wir m inan
* vortex
    Synonyms: kłębowisko, odmęt
    wir polarny ― polar vortex
* whirlpool
    Synonyms: topiel, odmęt
* whirl
    Synonyms: kłębowisko, kotłowisko
* (meteorology) swirl
    Synonym: trąba powietrzna
* eddy
* gyre
    Wir Morza Beauforta ― Beaufort Gyre
* (meteorology) whirlwind

#### Derived terms

* wir pyłowy
* wirować impf

### Further reading

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

## Scots
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wər/

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

wir
* simple past tense of be

##### Usage notes

Wir is used with plural pronouns, and wis is used otherwise.

### Etymology 2
#### Determiner

wir
* Alternative form of our

### References

* “wir, possess. adj.”, 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.

## Welsh
### Noun

wir
* Soft mutation of gwir.

### Mutation

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