Wii

Marketing coinage: homophone for we, with the two i characters supposed to represent two people, suggesting players gathering together.

• IPA^(key): /wiː/
• Homophones: we, wee, whee (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
• Rhymes: -iː

Wii (plural Wiis)

1. (video games) A video game system released worldwide by Nintendo in 2006, noted for its unique motion-based control system.

• Wiimote

• iwi

• Wi, Wy
• wi, wii, wéin (Italian Walser)

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, from Latin vīnum. Cognate with German Wein, Dutch wijn, English wine, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 (wein).

• IPA^(key): /viː/

Wii m (plural Wii)

1. wine
   • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     I will de ine cho und ech öppis z'Abed bringe. E chli Wi und Brot.

     I'll come in later and bring you something for supper. A little wine and bread.

   • 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Wän er am Morge chunt, chan ich äm doch sicher kchai Wii aabüte, sus dänkcht de no: Ah, Alkchoholikcherin…

     If he's coming n the morning, I surely can't offer him wine', otherwise he'll think: Aha, an alcoholic…