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Translingual
Symbol
wen
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Sorbian languages.
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English wen, wenne, from Old English wenn, wænn (“wen”), from Proto-Germanic *wanjaz. Cognate with Dutch wen (“goiter”), Low German Ween (“wen”), dialectal German Wenne (“wen”), Danish van, væne.
Noun
wen (plural wens)
- A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Country Described. ”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. , volume I, London: Benj Motte, , →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag), page 220:There was a Fellow with a Wen in his Neck, larger than five Woolpacks, and another with a couple of wooden Legs, each about twenty foot high.
1854, Henry David Thoreau, Walden, Walden:When I have met an immigrant tottering under a bundle which contained his all--looking like an enormous wen which had grown out of the nape of his neck--I have pitied him, not because that was his all, but because he had all that to carry.
1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:Creeps, foreigners with tinted, oily skin, wens, sties, cysts, wheezes, bad teeth, limps, staring or—worse—with Strange Faraway Smiles.
1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest , Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 4:I am debating whether to risk scratching the right side of my jaw, where there is a wen.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Old English wynn.
Noun
wen (plural wens)
- Obsolete form of wynn (“the letter ƿ”).
Etymology 3
Eye dialect spelling of when.
Adverb
wen (not comparable)
- (eye dialect) Alternative spelling of when
Conjunction
wen
- (eye dialect) Alternative spelling of when
Pronoun
wen
- (eye dialect) Alternative spelling of when
Noun
wen (uncountable)
- (eye dialect) Alternative spelling of when
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch winnen, from Middle Dutch winnen, from Old Dutch winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”).
Pronunciation
Verb
wen (present wen, present participle wennende, past participle gewen)
- to win
Belizean Creole
Conjunction
wen
- when
References
- Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 371.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hwannē. Cognate with English when, German wann.
Adverb
wen
- (archaic) when
- En ik dacht aan den geur harer bloesems, aan het huiveren harer takken, aan den zang harer vogelen; en ik vroeg mij: wen rieken wij die? (V. Someren, 1822)
- And I thought about the scent of her blossoms, at the shuddering of her branches, at the songs of her birds, and I asked myself: when do we smell these?
Conjunction
wen
- (archaic) when
- Daar heb ik wen de vogels vlogen, heimelik in elk nest geschouwd! (L. De Mont, 1880)
- There have I, when the birds flew, looked privily in each nest!
Etymology 2
Verb
wen
- inflection of wennen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse hvern.
Pronoun
wen
- what
German
Pronunciation
Pronoun
wen
- (interrogative) accusative of wer: whom (direct object).
Wen hast du gefragt?- Whom did you ask?
Further reading
- “wen” in Duden online
- “wen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Gothic
Romanization
wēn
- Romanization of 𐍅𐌴𐌽
Ilocano
Particle
wen
- yes
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English when.
Pronunciation
Adverb
wen
- when
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 23:7:Dem lov wen piipl gi dem speshal oudi wen dem go a maakit, an wen dem kaal dem, 'Tiicha'.- They love people to greet them with respect in the marketplaces, and they love to have people call them 'Teacher'.
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
wen
- Rōmaji transcription of ゑん
Mandarin
Romanization
wen
- Nonstandard spelling of wēn.
- Nonstandard spelling of wén.
- Nonstandard spelling of wěn.
- Nonstandard spelling of wèn.
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.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
wen
- Alternative form of wayn (“wagon”)
Etymology 2
Noun
wen (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)
Etymology 3
Verb
wen
- (Northern) Alternative form of winnen (“to win”)
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian winna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
wen
- (Sylt) to win
Conjugation
Conjugation of
wen (
Sylt dialect)
infinitive I
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wen
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infinitive II
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(tö) wenen
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past participle
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wonen
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imperative
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wen
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present
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past
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1st singular
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wen
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wuan
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2nd singular
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wenst
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wuanst
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3rd singular
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went
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wuan
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plural / dual
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wen
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wuan
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perfect
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pluperfect
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1st singular
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haa wonen
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her wonen
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2nd singular
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heest wonen
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herst wonen
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3rd singular
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heer wonen
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her wonen
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plural / dual
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haa wonen
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her wonen
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future (skel)
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future (wel)
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1st singular
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skel wen
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wel wen
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2nd singular
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sket wen
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wet wen
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3rd singular
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skel wen
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wel wen
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plural / dual
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skel wen
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wel wen
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Northern Kankanay
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈwən/
- Rhymes: -ən
- Syllabification: wen
Particle
wën
- Clipping of owen.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of wen
Southern / Central
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Benguet |
Mankayan |
aw
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Bakun |
aw
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Kapangan |
aw
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Kibungan |
aw
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Buguias |
aw
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Mt. Province |
Tadian |
aw
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Bauko |
aw
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Sabangan |
aw
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Northern / Applai
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Mt. Province |
parts of Tadian |
wen, owen
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parts of Bauko |
wen, owen
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Sagada |
wen, owen
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Besao |
wen, owen
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parts of Sabangan |
wen, owen
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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“love”). Cognate with Old Frisian wen, Old Saxon wan, Old High German wān (German Wahn (“delusion”)), Old Norse ván, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃 (wēns).
Pronunciation
Noun
wēn f
- expectation
- likelihood
- (poetic) hope
- probability
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord"
Wēn is þæt eower sum nyte hwæt sy ymbsnidennys.- It is probable that some of you know not what circumcision is.
- 1000. West Saxon Gospels (John, xvii. 26). Ic him cyðde ðinne naman & gyt wylle cyþan.
Declension
Declension of wēn (strong i-stem)
Descendants
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъ́nъ.
Pronunciation
Adverb
wen
- (attested in Greater Poland) outdoors, outside
1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławski, Greater Poland, pages 30, 15:Gysz mye wydzyely, wen (foras) vczekaly ode mnye- [Jiż mie widzieli, wen (foras) uciekali ode mnie]
Derived terms
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “wen”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Welsh
Adjective
wen
- Soft mutation of gwen (“white (feminine)”).
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.