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wi'

Dialect
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A traditional Scots and Northern English contraction for "with," frequently used in dialect poetry to maintain natural speech rhythm.

Detailed Definition
This is a common Scots contraction of 'with.' It appears throughout Burns's poetry and helps mark the poem as Scots in diction and sound.
Example
Example in poetry:
“His head weel arm’d wi’ pointed spears” uses wi’ as the Scots contraction of “with”; “Gang wi’ me down the brae” establishes a regional speaking voice; “The wind cam’ wi’ rain at dusk” combines dialect forms for sound and place; “Wi’ every step, the old song rose” shows how apostrophe marks omitted letters rather than an error
Additional Notes
The contraction 'wi'' in the quoted line is a Scots dialect form of 'with,' so it may puzzle readers unfamiliar with Burns's language.; Found in the poem, John Barleycorn by Robert Burns
Also Known As
with alongside accompanied by
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