"Wii" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Alemannic German]

IPA: /viː/ Forms: Wii [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum. Etymology templates: {{inh|gsw|gmh|wīn}} Middle High German wīn, {{inh|gsw|goh|wīn}} Old High German wīn, {{inh|gsw|gmw-pro|*wīn}} Proto-West Germanic *wīn, {{der|gsw|la|vīnum}} Latin vīnum Head templates: {{head|gsw|noun|plural|Wii|g=m}} Wii m (plural Wii)
  1. wine Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Food and drink, Wine, Zymurgy Synonyms: Wi, Wy, wi, wii, wéin (english: Italian Walser)
    Sense id: en-Wii-gsw-noun-MsT-7Zlo Categories (other): Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header

Noun [English]

IPA: /wiː/ Forms: Wiis [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Marketing coinage: homophone for we, with the two i characters supposed to represent two people, suggesting players gathering together. Etymology templates: {{m|en|we}} we Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wii (plural Wiis)
  1. (video games) A video game system released worldwide by Nintendo in 2006, noted for its unique motion-based control system. Wikipedia link: Wii Categories (topical): Nintendo, Video games Derived forms: Mii, Wiimote Translations (video game console): وي (wy) (Arabic), Wii [feminine] (French), Wii [neuter] (German), Wii (Wii) (Japanese), ウィー (Wī) (Japanese), Wii [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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