wing – English noun declension

English noun forms of wing

Noun: wing
Singularwing
Pluralwings

Sample Sentences

  • The bird was flapping its wings
  • I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing.
  • to take wing
  • Light thickens; and the crow / Makes wing to the rooky wood. [c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:]
  • Fiery expedition be my wing. [c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:]
  • the west wing of the hospital
  • the wings of a corkscrew
  • Before going any farther on a wild goose chase I should advise you to verify the admitted American influence in the affair as connectible with Rigby Lacksome […]. Until that point is settled both wings of your deductions are purely in the air. [1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:]
  • They got bro-bro stuck on the wing, cah I picked up and bullet him [2021 July 18, “‘Woop’ Freestyle” (0:25 from the start), Trizz (lyrics):]
  • Fair ship, that from the Italian shore,
  • ⁠Sailest the placid ocean-plains
  • ⁠With my lost Arthur’s loved remains,
  • Spread thy full wings, and waft him o’er. [1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto IX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:]
  • It's a bit annoying but (like sanitary pads with wings) it's worth it if you want to stay extra secure. [2017, Laura Bates, Girl Up, page 8:]
  • their ends may rest a little below the orlop-wing gratings [1864, William M. Brady, The Kedge-anchor:]
  • Smith started the game in the centre of midfield, but moved to the wing after 30 minutes.
  • The Tottenham wing was causing havoc down the right and when he broke past the bemused Sasa Balic once again, Bellamy was millimetres from connecting with his cross as the Liverpool striker hurled himself at the ball. [2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC:]
  • ˇ wing, wedge, hǎcek, inverted circumflex (Karel Čapek) [1985, David Grambs, Literary Companion Dictionary, page 378:]
  • The performers crowded breathlessly in the wings. [1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 176:]
  • Anyone and everyone with wings - press officers, operations specialists, even General Curtis LeMay, commander of the U.S. Air Force in Europe - was put on flight duty and took turns flying double shifts for "Operation Vittles." [2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:]
  • Tom's a 4 on the enneagram, with a 3 wing.
  • A wing of plover , followed by a pack of grouse , were too much for him - or rather , too much for me, for he left me to pursue them [1893, Amelia E. Barr, The Beads of Tasmer, James Clark, page 86:]
  • Some sportsmen make no scruple about firing into the "thick" of a wing of plovers, and killing as many as they can: plovers being birds that are "here to-day, and gone to-morrow;" and they are so restless and wary, that but few shots can at any time of year be had at them. [1860, Marksman (pseud.), The Dead Shot Or Sportsman's Complete Guide..., Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, page 290:]

Etymology

1. From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; compare vængi (“ship's cabin”)), from Proto-Germanic *wēingijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to wind.
2. Cognate with Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Swedish vinge (“wing”), Elfdalian waingg (“wing”), Faroese vongur (“wing”), Icelandic vængur (“wing”), Norwegian Nynorsk veng (“wing”).
3. Replaced native Middle English fither (from Old English fiþre, from Proto-Germanic *fiþriją), which merged with Middle English fether (from Old English feþer, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō). More at feather. See: Middle English Nouns 'winge', Old Norse Nouns 'vængr', Faroese Nouns 'vongur', Icelandic Nouns 'vængur'.

Verbs referencing "wing"

Old Norse Nouns vængr.