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winne

/ˈwɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
winne
IPA
/ˈwɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Joy; delight; pleasure.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

adj

Enjoyable; delightful.

Obsolete

name

A surname.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English winne, from Old English wynn (“joy, delight, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō (“joy, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Scots win, wind (“pleasure, joy”), German Wonne (“bliss, joy, delight”), Danish ynde (“grace”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: winne, wynn, *wunnju, *wunjō, *wenh₁-, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

winnes (plural) more winne (comparative) most winne (superlative)

Derived Forms

winly winsome

Homonyms

wynn win when (with both the wine–whine merger and pin–pen merger)

Rhymes With

been within win win-win skin begin thin min spin berlin sin twin

Questions

How do you pronounce winne?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪn/.
What does winne mean?
Joy; delight; pleasure.
Where does winne come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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