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==English==
{{Wikipedia}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{EnPR|wē}}, {{IPA|/wiː/}}, {{SAMPA|/wi:/}}
* {{Audio|en-us-wee.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{Rhymes|iː}}
* {{Homophones|we|whee}} {{Qualifier|in accents with the [[wine-whine merger]]}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{Etyl|enm}} {{Term|we||little bit|lang=enm}} < {{Etyl|ang}}  {{Term|wæge|wǣge|[[weight]]|lang=ang}}, related to Old English {{Term|wegan||to move, weigh|lang=enm}} (15c).

====Adjective====
{{En-adj|weer|weest}}

# {{Scottish|Northern Ireland|North England}} [[small]], [[little]]

=====Translations=====
{{Trans-top|small, little}}
* Dutch: {{T+|nl|klein}}, {{T|nl|petieterig}}, {{T|nl|pietepeuterig}}
* Finnish: {{T-|fi|pikkuruinen}}
* French: {{T+|fr|petit}}
* Georgian: {{T|ka|პაწაწა|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}, {{T|ka|პაწაწინა|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}, {{T|ka|პაწაწკინტელა|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{T+|de|winzig}}, {{T+|de|klein}}
* Hebrew: {{T+|he|קטן|m|tr=katán}}
{{Trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{T+|hu|apró}},  {{T|hu|csöpp}}
* Irish: {{T-|ga|beag|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{T+|it|piccolo}}
* Portuguese: {{T+|pt|pequeno}}
* Spanish: {{T+|es|pequeño}}
* Turkish: {{T+|tr|küçük}}
{{Trans-bottom}}

====References====
* ''Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition'' (1997)

===Etymology 2===
Unknown

====Noun====
{{En-noun|-}}

# {{Context|colloquial|uncountable}} [[urine]]
# {{Colloquial}} An act of [[urination]].
#: ''to have a '''wee'''''

=====Synonyms=====
* [[wee wee]]
* See also [[Wikisaurus:urine]]
* See also [[Wikisaurus:urination]]

=====Translations=====
{{Trans-top|urine}}
* Dutch: {{T+|nl|pis|m}}, {{T+|nl|urine|f}}
* Finnish: {{T+|fi|pissa}}
* French: {{T+|fr|pipi|m}}
* German: {{T+|de|Pipi|n}}
* Italian: {{T-|it|pipì|f}}
{{Trans-mid}}
* Japanese: {{T+|ja|おしっこ|tr=oshikko}}
* Kurdish: {{T-|ku|میز|sc=ku-Arab}}
* Norwegian: {{T+|no|tiss|n}}
* Turkish: {{T+|tr|çiş}},  {{T+|tr|sidik}}
{{Trans-bottom}}

{{Trans-top|act of urination}}
* Dutch: {{T+|nl|plas|m}}
* Finnish: {{T|fi|pissaaminen}}
{{Trans-mid}}
* Kurdish: {{T|ku|میز کردن|sc=ku-Arab}}
* Norwegian: {{T-|no|tisse}}
{{Trans-bottom}}

====Verb====
{{En-verb|wees|weeing|weed|weed}}

# {{Colloquial}} To [[urinate]].

=====Synonyms=====
* See also [[Wikisaurus:urinate]]

=====Translations=====
{{Trans-top|to urinate}}
* Dutch: {{T+|nl|plassen}}, {{T-|nl|pipi|alt=pipi doen}}, {{T+|nl|wateren}}, {{T+|nl|pissen}}, {{T+|nl|urineren}}
* Finnish: {{T+|fi|pissata}}, {{T+|fi|pissiä}}
* French: {{T+|fr|pipi|alt=faire pipi}}
* German: {{T+|de|pinkeln}}, {{T+|de|pissen}}, {{T+|de|Pipi|alt=Pipi machen}}
* Italian: {{T-|it|pipì|alt=fare la pipì}}
{{Trans-mid}}
* Kurdish: {{T|ku|میز کردن|sc=ku-Arab}}
* Russian: {{T+|ru|писать|tr=písat’}} {{Impf}} {{Qualifier|homograph with [[писать]] (pisát’) - to [[write]]}}, {{T+|ru|пописать|tr=popísat’}} {{Pf.}}
* Spanish: {{T+|es|pis|alt=hacer pis}}
* Turkish: {{T|tr|çiş yapma}},  {{T|tr|işeme}}
{{Trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{Alphagram|[[eew#English|eew]]}}
* [[ewe#English|ewe]], [[Ewe#English|Ewe]]


[[Category:Wt/sco/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]]

===Anagrams===
* [[Ewe#Dutch|Ewe]]

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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]]
[[ka:wee]]
[[hu:wee]]
[[ml:wee]]
[[my:wee]]
[[nl:wee]]
[[pl:wee]]
[[ru:wee]]
[[simple:wee]]
[[sv:wee]]
[[te:wee]]
[[tr:wee]]
[[vi:wee]]
[[zh:wee]]