wifi

See also: WiFi, wi-fi, and Wi-Fi

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

wifi (countable and uncountable, plural wifis)

1. Alternative form of Wi-Fi

Verb

wifi (third-person singular simple present wifis, present participle wifi-ing, simple past and past participle wified)

1. Alternative form of Wi-Fi

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈwi.fi]

Noun

wifi m (plural wifis)

1. Wi-Fi

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English wifi.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wāifài

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waai¹ faai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wāifài
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: waifài
    • Wade–Giles: wai¹-fai⁴
    • Yale: wāi-fài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaifay
    • Palladius: вайфай (vajfaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waai¹ faai¹
    • Yale: wāai fāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waai¹ faai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wai¹ fai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

wifi

1. Alternative form of WiFi (wāifài)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i
• IPA^(key): /ˈʋi.fi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: wi‧fi

Noun

wifi m (plural wifi's, diminutive wifietje n)

1. Wi-Fi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Wi-Fi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwifi/, [ˈwifi]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʋifi/, [ˈʋifi]
• Rhymes: -ifi
• Hyphenation^(key): wi‧fi

Noun

wifi

1. Wi-Fi

Declension

Inflection of wifi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		wifi	wifit
genitive		wifin	wifien
partitive		wifiä	wifejä
illative		wifiin	wifeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		wifi	wifit
accusative	nom.	wifi	wifit
	gen.	wifin
genitive		wifin	wifien
partitive		wifiä	wifejä
inessive		wifissä	wifeissä
elative		wifistä	wifeistä
illative		wifiin	wifeihin
adessive		wifillä	wifeillä
ablative		wifiltä	wifeiltä
allative		wifille	wifeille
essive		wifinä	wifeinä
translative		wifiksi	wifeiksi
abessive		wifittä	wifeittä
instructive		—	wifein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of wifi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative wifini wifini accusative nom. wifini wifini gen. wifini genitive wifini wifieni partitive wifiäni wifejäni inessive wifissäni wifeissäni elative wifistäni wifeistäni illative wifiini wifeihini adessive wifilläni wifeilläni ablative wifiltäni wifeiltäni allative wifilleni wifeilleni essive wifinäni wifeinäni translative wifikseni wifeikseni abessive wifittäni wifeittäni instructive — — comitative — wifeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative wifisi wifisi accusative nom. wifisi wifisi gen. wifisi genitive wifisi wifiesi partitive wifiäsi wifejäsi inessive wifissäsi wifeissäsi elative wifistäsi wifeistäsi illative wifiisi wifeihisi adessive wifilläsi wifeilläsi ablative wifiltäsi wifeiltäsi allative wifillesi wifeillesi essive wifinäsi wifeinäsi translative wifiksesi wifeiksesi abessive wifittäsi wifeittäsi instructive — — comitative — wifeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative wifimme wifimme accusative nom. wifimme wifimme gen. wifimme genitive wifimme wifiemme partitive wifiämme wifejämme inessive wifissämme wifeissämme elative wifistämme wifeistämme illative wifiimme wifeihimme adessive wifillämme wifeillämme ablative wifiltämme wifeiltämme allative wifillemme wifeillemme essive wifinämme wifeinämme translative wifiksemme wifeiksemme abessive wifittämme wifeittämme instructive — — comitative — wifeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative wifinne wifinne accusative nom. wifinne wifinne gen. wifinne genitive wifinne wifienne partitive wifiänne wifejänne inessive wifissänne wifeissänne elative wifistänne wifeistänne illative wifiinne wifeihinne adessive wifillänne wifeillänne ablative wifiltänne wifeiltänne allative wifillenne wifeillenne essive wifinänne wifeinänne translative wifiksenne wifeiksenne abessive wifittänne wifeittänne instructive — — comitative — wifeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative wifinsä wifinsä accusative nom. wifinsä wifinsä gen. wifinsä genitive wifinsä wifiensä partitive wifiään wifiänsä wifejään wifejänsä inessive wifissään wifissänsä wifeissään wifeissänsä elative wifistään wifistänsä wifeistään wifeistänsä illative wifiinsä wifeihinsä adessive wifillään wifillänsä wifeillään wifeillänsä ablative wifiltään wifiltänsä wifeiltään wifeiltänsä allative wifilleen wifillensä wifeilleen wifeillensä essive wifinään wifinänsä wifeinään wifeinänsä translative wifikseen wifiksensä wifeikseen wifeiksensä abessive wifittään wifittänsä wifeittään wifeittänsä instructive — — comitative — wifeineen wifeinensä

Further reading

• “wifi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

French

Noun

wifi m (plural wifis)

1. Alternative form of Wi-Fi

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwifi/

Noun

wifi m or f (uncountable)

1. Wi-Fi

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wifi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌwajˈfaj/
• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

wifi m (invariable)

1. Wi-Fi
   • 2018, “Da zero a cento”, performed by Baby K:

     Io cerco il mare mentre tu cerchi il wifi

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Mwani

Noun

wifi class 1a (plural wawifi)

1. sister-in-law

See also

• nlamu

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwifi/ [ˈwi.fi]
• Rhymes: -ifi
• Syllabification: wi‧fi

Noun

wifi m or (less commonly) f (plural wifis)

1. Wi-Fi

Further reading

• “wifi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

wifi class V (plural mawifi class VI)

1. sister-in-law

   Synonym: shemeji