wine

A2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /waɪn/ See IPA manual

Homophones

whine /waɪn/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like vine /v/ vs /w/

Freq #1038

Meanings

1

noun
An alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes.

Wine is usually stronger than beer.
2

noun
A glass or serving of wine.

I'd like three beers and two wines, please.
3

verb
To entertain someone with food and drink, usually as 'wine and dine'.

Our relatives wined and dined us for a week in Italy.

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vino

Word family

Forms winedwineswining

Derived forms made-winenonwinepalm-winesops-in-winetea-winewine-bibberwine-bluewine-bottlewine-bottlefulwine-coloredwine-colouredwine-dark

Related forms beeswingbourguignonnebrandy claretenologyenophilegluhweinnegusoenologyoenomeloenophilevinaceous

Etymology

From Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, either directly or via Latin vīnum (from Proto-Italic *wīnom) from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“wine”). Doublet of vine and vino.

*weh₁y- Proto-Indo-European wyn Middle English wīn Old English *wīn Proto-West Germanic *wīną Proto-Germanic vīnum Latin *wīnom Proto-Italic *wóyh₁nom Proto-Indo-European

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# wine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /waɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 1038

## Meanings
1. An alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes.
2. A glass or serving of wine.
3. To entertain someone with food and drink, usually as 'wine and dine'.

## Examples
- Wine is usually stronger than beer.
- I'd like three beers and two wines, please.
- Our relatives wined and dined us for a week in Italy.

## Synonyms
- vino

## Derived Forms
- made-wine
- nonwine
- palm-wine
- sops-in-wine
- tea-wine
- wine-bibber
- wine-blue
- wine-bottle
- wine-bottleful
- wine-colored
- wine-coloured
- wine-dark

## Related Forms
- beeswing
- bourguignonne
- brandy
- claret
- enology
- enophile
- gluhwein
- negus
- oenology
- oenomel
- oenophile
- vinaceous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weh₁y-
- Root: wyn
- Root: wīn
- Root: *wīn
- Root: *wīną
- Root: vīnum
- Root: *wīnom
- Root: *wóyh₁nom

## Etymology
From Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, either directly or via Latin vīnum (from Proto-Italic *wīnom) from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“wine”). Doublet of vine and vino.

## AI Etymology
Wine is from Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, either directly or via Latin vīnum (from Proto-Italic *wīnom) from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“wine”). Doublet of vine and vino. Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-, Middle English wyn, Old English wīn, Proto-West Germanic *wīn, Proto-Germanic *wīną, Latin vīnum, and Proto-Italic *wīnom. In present-day use, it can mean a alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes, or a glass or serving of wine.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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