wangnî

Walloon

Alternative forms

• gangnî (Charleroi, Liégeois)
• gangnè (Forrières)
• gågnî (Liégeois)
• wågnî

Etymology

From Old French gaigner, itself inherited from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wã.ˈɲiː/

Verb

wangnî

1. to win

Conjugation

   —         —   Conjugation of the verb wangnî in Walloon;  —   Codjowaedje do viebe wangnî e walon

infinitive			wangnî
gerund			wangnant
auxiliary			aveur
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		wangnî		wangneye
		plural		wangnîs		wangneyes
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		dji (dj')	ti (t')	i (il) / ele	dji (dj') / nos	vos	i (il)
	present	wangne	wangnes	wangne	wangnans	wangnîz	wangnèt
	imperfect	wangnîve	wangnîves	wangnîve	wangnéns	wangnîz	wangnént
	preterit	wangna	wangnas	wangna	wangnîs	wangnîz	wangnît
	future	wangnrè	wangnrès	wangnrè	wangnrans	wangnroz	wangnront
	conditional	wangnreu	wangnreus	wangnreu	wangnréns	wangnrîz	wangnrént
subjunctive		ki dj'	ki t'	k' i (il) / k' ele	ki dj' / ki nos	ki vos	k' i (il)
	present	wangne	wangnes	wangne	wangnanxhe	wangnoxhe	wangnèxhe
	imperfect	wangnaxhe	wangnanxhes	wangnaxhe	wangnénxhe	wangnîxhe	wangnénxhe
imperative		—	ti	—	dji / nos	vos	—
	affirmative		wangne!		wangnans!	wangnîz!

Antonyms

• piede (“to lose”)