Wii
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English
Etymology
Marketing coinage: homophone for we, with the two i characters supposed to represent two people, suggesting players gathering together.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiː/
- Homophones: oui, we, wee, whee (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
Wii (plural Wiis)
- (video games) A video game system released worldwide by Nintendo in 2006, noted for its unique motion-based control system.
Derived terms
Translations
video game console
Anagrams
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wii m (plural Wii)
- wine
- 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- I will de ine cho und ech öppis z'Abed bringe. E chli Wi und Brot.
- I'll come in later and bring you something for supper. A little wine and bread.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- Wän er am Morge chunt, chan ich äm doch sicher kchai Wii aabüte, sus dänkcht de no: Ah, Alkchoholikcherin…
- If he's coming n the morning, I surely can't offer him wine', otherwise he'll think: Aha, an alcoholic…