"וויג" meaning in All languages combined

See וויג on Wiktionary

Noun [Yiddish]

Forms: וויג [canonical, feminine], plural וויגן [canonical], diminutive וויגל [canonical], וויגעלע [canonical], vig [romanization], vign [romanization], vigl [romanization], vigele [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German wige (“cradle”) from Old High German wīga, wiega, referring to movement and therefore likely related to Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”). Compare German Wiege. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|wige||cradle}} Middle High German wige (“cradle”), {{inh|yi|goh|wīga}} Old High German wīga, {{der|yi|gmw-pro|*waggjan|t=to cause to move}} Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”), {{cog|de|Wiege}} German Wiege Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} וויג • (vig) f, {{yi-noun|dim=l|dim2=וויגעלע|g=f|pl=n}} וויג • (vig) f, plural וויגן (vign), diminutive וויגל (vigl) or וויגעלע (vigele)
  1. cradle, crib Derived forms: וויגליד (viglid) (english: lullaby)
    Sense id: en-וויג-yi-noun-3sb2v~ek

Verb [Yiddish]

Forms: vig [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German wige (“cradle”) from Old High German wīga, wiega, referring to movement and therefore likely related to Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”). Compare German Wiege. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|wige||cradle}} Middle High German wige (“cradle”), {{inh|yi|goh|wīga}} Old High German wīga, {{der|yi|gmw-pro|*waggjan|t=to cause to move}} Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”), {{cog|de|Wiege}} German Wiege Head templates: {{head|yi|verb form}} וויג • (vig)
  1. inflection of וויגן (vign):
    first-person singular
    Tags: first-person, form-of, singular Form of: וויגן (extra: (vign):)
    Sense id: en-וויג-yi-verb-M9BZMHg9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 80 11 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 22 55 23
  2. inflection of וויגן (vign):
    singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: וויגן (extra: (vign):)
    Sense id: en-וויג-yi-verb-P3A~v-mw Categories (other): Furniture Disambiguation of Furniture: 21 34 45

Inflected forms

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    [
      "wige",
      "wige#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "wīga",
      "wiga#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "wiega",
      "wiega#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "*waggjan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waggjan"
    ],
    [
      "Wiege",
      "Wiege#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wige",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cradle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wige (“cradle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wīga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wīga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*waggjan",
        "t": "to cause to move"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Wiege"
      },
      "expansion": "German Wiege",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wige (“cradle”) from Old High German wīga, wiega, referring to movement and therefore likely related to Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”). Compare German Wiege.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "וויג",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plural וויגן",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diminutive וויגל",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "וויגעלע",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vig",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vign",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vigl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vigele",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "וויג • (vig) f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "l",
        "dim2": "וויגעלע",
        "g": "f",
        "pl": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "וויג • (vig) f, plural וויגן (vign), diminutive וויגל (vigl) or וויגעלע (vigele)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "lullaby",
          "roman": "viglid",
          "translation": "lullaby",
          "word": "וויגליד"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cradle, crib"
      ],
      "id": "en-וויג-yi-noun-3sb2v~ek",
      "links": [
        [
          "cradle",
          "cradle"
        ],
        [
          "crib",
          "crib"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "וויג"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "wige",
      "wige#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "wīga",
      "wiga#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "wiega",
      "wiega#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "*waggjan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waggjan"
    ],
    [
      "Wiege",
      "Wiege#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wige",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cradle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wige (“cradle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wīga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wīga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*waggjan",
        "t": "to cause to move"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Wiege"
      },
      "expansion": "German Wiege",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wige (“cradle”) from Old High German wīga, wiega, referring to movement and therefore likely related to Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”). Compare German Wiege.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vig",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "וויג • (vig)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 76 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 80 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 55 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "(vign):",
          "word": "וויגן"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of וויגן (vign):",
        "first-person singular"
      ],
      "id": "en-וויג-yi-verb-M9BZMHg9",
      "links": [
        [
          "וויגן",
          "וויגן#Yiddish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 34 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "Furniture",
          "orig": "yi:Furniture",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(vign):",
          "word": "וויגן"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of וויגן (vign):",
        "singular imperative"
      ],
      "id": "en-וויג-yi-verb-P3A~v-mw",
      "links": [
        [
          "וויגן",
          "וויגן#Yiddish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "וויג"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish feminine nouns",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish non-lemma forms",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Yiddish verb forms",
    "yi:Furniture"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "lullaby",
      "roman": "viglid",
      "translation": "lullaby",
      "word": "וויגליד"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "wige",
      "wige#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "wīga",
      "wiga#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "wiega",
      "wiega#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "*waggjan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waggjan"
    ],
    [
      "Wiege",
      "Wiege#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wige",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cradle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wige (“cradle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wīga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wīga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*waggjan",
        "t": "to cause to move"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Wiege"
      },
      "expansion": "German Wiege",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wige (“cradle”) from Old High German wīga, wiega, referring to movement and therefore likely related to Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”). Compare German Wiege.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "וויג",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plural וויגן",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diminutive וויגל",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "וויגעלע",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vig",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vign",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vigl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vigele",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "וויג • (vig) f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "l",
        "dim2": "וויגעלע",
        "g": "f",
        "pl": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "וויג • (vig) f, plural וויגן (vign), diminutive וויגל (vigl) or וויגעלע (vigele)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cradle, crib"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cradle",
          "cradle"
        ],
        [
          "crib",
          "crib"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "וויג"
}

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    "Yiddish feminine nouns",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish non-lemma forms",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
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    ],
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    ],
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      "wiega",
      "wiega#Old_High_German"
    ],
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      "*waggjan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waggjan"
    ],
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      "Wiege",
      "Wiege#German"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wige",
        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wige (“cradle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wīga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wīga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*waggjan",
        "t": "to cause to move"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Wiege"
      },
      "expansion": "German Wiege",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wige (“cradle”) from Old High German wīga, wiega, referring to movement and therefore likely related to Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”). Compare German Wiege.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vig",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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    }
  ],
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          "extra": "(vign):",
          "word": "וויגן"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of וויגן (vign):",
        "first-person singular"
      ],
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        [
          "וויגן",
          "וויגן#Yiddish"
        ]
      ],
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        "singular"
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    },
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          "word": "וויגן"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of וויגן (vign):",
        "singular imperative"
      ],
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        [
          "וויגן",
          "וויגן#Yiddish"
        ]
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        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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