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==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|wē}}, {{IPA|/wiː/}}, {{SAMPA|/wi:/}}
* {{audio|en-us-wee.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|iː}}
* {{homophones|we}}, [[w:Wii|Wii]], [[whee]] {{i|in accents with the [[wine-whine merger]]}}
(contracted; show full)
[[Category:English homophones]]
[[Category:Unknown etymology]]
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==Dutch==

===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wai
|lang=nl}}. Compare Old English ''[[wa#Old English|wā]]'' (English ''[[woe]]''), Old High German ''[[we#Old High German|wē]]'' (German ''[[weh]]''), Old Norse ''[[vei#Old Norse|vei]]''.

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|Netherlands}} {{IPA|[ʋeː], [βeː]|lang=nl}}
* {{a|Belgium}} {{IPA|[weː]|lang=nl}}

===Adjective===
{{nl-adj|-}}

# [[nauseating]]

====Declension====
{{nl-decl-adj-nc|weeë}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun2|f|ën|tje}}

# [[contraction|Contraction]] during [[labour]] or [[childbirth]].
#: ''De '''weeën''' beginnen!
#:: The baby’s coming!
# [[sorrow|Sorrow]], [[sadness]], [[pain]], [[woe]]; archaic unless used as an interjection of [[despair]] or [[annoyance]].
#: ''O '''wee''', wat zal er van ons worden.''
#:: Oh my, what’s going to happen with us.

====Derived terms====
* {{sense|sorrow}} [[o wee]], [[ach en wee]], [[heimwee]]

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==Scots==

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|wē}}, {{IPA|/wiː/|lang=sco}}, {{SAMPA|/wi:/}}
* {{audio|en-us-wee.ogg|Audio (US)}}

===Adjective===
{{sco-adj}}

# [[small]], [[little]]

====Usage notes====
Used in both the standard [[Scots]] and [[Ulster Scots]] dialect.

[[el:wee]]
[[es:wee]]
[[fr:wee]]
[[io:wee]]
[[it:wee]]
[[kn:wee]]
[[hu:wee]]
[[nl:wee]]
[[pl:wee]]
[[ru:wee]]
[[simple:wee]]
[[sv:wee]]
[[te:wee]]
[[tr:wee]]
[[vi:wee]]
[[zh:wee]]