Wi

//wɪ// adv, name, prep, pron

adv, name, prep, pron ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Initialism of what if abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Pronoun
  1. 1
    us Geordie, personal, pronoun

    "Are yee commin with wi or not?"

Preposition
  1. 1
    with Yorkshire

    "Are-ta doin owt wi this?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Wisconsin: a state of the United States. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    A surname from Korean.
  3. 3
    Initialism of Women's Institute. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

More examples

"While we wun at supper, a mon cumm'd wi' a autar to fatch her away."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Variant of we.

Etymology 2

Variant of with.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Korean ㅟ (wi).

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