name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈwɪk.ʃən.ɹi/
UK:/ˈwɪk.ʃə.nə.ɹi/
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:wĭkʹshə-nĕr'ē
US:/ˈwɪk.ʃəˌnɛɹ.i/
US:/ˈwɪk.tʃəˌnɛɹ.i/
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:/ˈwɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/
Canada:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˈwɪk.ʃə.nə.ɹiː/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
India:/ˈʋɪkʃ.nə.ri/
India:/ˈʋɪk.ʃə.nɛ.ri/
India:[ˈwikʃ.nə.ɾi]
rhymes with -ɪkʃənɹi
rhymes with -ɪkʃənəɹi
rhymes with -ɪkʃənɛəɹi
rhymes with -ɛəɹi
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈwɪkʃənɹɪj/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈwɪkʃənəɹɪj/
1
name
Meaning 1
A collaborative project run by the Wikimedia Foundation to produce a free and complete dictionary in every language; the dictionaries, collectively, produced by that project.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He had logged in to Wiktionary two months ago.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A particular version of this dictionary project, written in a certain language, such as the English-language Wiktionary (often known simply as the English Wiktionary).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Wiktionary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Any online lexicon resembling Wiktionary, often one that can be edited by the public.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Any of the free dictionaries produced by a collaborative project run by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webh-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -ārium ▲ Latin dictiō ▲ Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin dictiōnārius? Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor. Middle English dixionare English dictionary blend English Wiktionary Blend of wiki + dictionary.
Across languages
Translations
126 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Wikiwoordeboek
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Albanian:
Wikifjalor
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Amharic:
ዊኪ መዝገበ ቃላት
(wiki mäzgäbä ḳalat)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Arabic:
وِيكَامُوس
(wīkāmūs)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Aragonese:
Biquizionario
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Armenian:
Վիքիբառարան
(Vikʻibaṙaran)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Assamese:
ৱিকিঅভিধান
(wikiobhidhan)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Asturian:
Wikcionariu
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Azerbaijani:
Vikilüğət
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Basque:
Wikiztegia
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Belarusian:
Вікісло́ўнік
(Vikislównik)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Bengali:
উইকিঅভিধান
(uikiobhidhan)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Central Bikol:
Wiksyunaryo
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Blackfoot:
Ikkamí'poyssináákia'tsisi
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Breton:
Wikeriadur
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Bulgarian:
Уикире́чник
(Uikiréčnik)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Burmese:
ဝစ်ရှင်နရီ
(wachrangna.ri)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Catalan:
Viccionari
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Chinese Cantonese:
維基辭典 /维基辞典
(wai4 gei1 ci4 din2)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Chinese Cantonese:
維基詞典 /维基词典
(wai4 gei1 ci4 din2)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Literary Chinese:
維基爾雅
(Wéijī Ěryǎ)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Chinese Mandarin:
維基詞典 /维基词典
(Wéijī Cídiǎn)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Chinese Mandarin:
維基辭典 /维基辞典
(Wéijī Cídiǎn)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Chuvash:
Викисӑмахсар
(Vik̬is̬ămahsar)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Corsican:
Wikizziunariu
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Czech:
Wikislovník
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Danish:
Wikiordbog
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Danish:
Wiktionary
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Dutch:
WikiWoordenboek
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Dutch:
Wiktionary
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Esperanto:
Vikivortaro
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Estonian:
Vikisõnaraamat
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Estonian:
Vikisõnastik
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Finnish:
Wikisanakirja
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
French:
Wiktionnaire
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Georgian:
ვიქსიკონი
(viksiḳoni)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
German:
Wiktionary
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
German:
Wikiwörterbuch
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Greek:
Βικιλεξικό
(Vikilexikó)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Gujarati:
વિકિકોશ
(vikikoś)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Hebrew:
וִיקִימִלּוֹן \ ויקימילון
(vikimilón)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Hindi:
विक्षनरी
(vikṣanrī)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Hungarian:
Wikiszótár
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Hungarian:
Wiktionary
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Icelandic:
Wikiorðabók
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Ido:
Wikivortaro
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Indonesian:
Wikikamus
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Interlingua:
Wiktionario
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Irish:
Vicífhoclóir
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Italian:
Wikizionario
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Japanese:
ウィクショナリー
(Wikushonarī)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Javanese:
Wikisastra
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Kannada:
ವಿಕ್ಷನರಿ
(vikṣanari)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Kazakh:
Уикисөздік
(Uikisözdık)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Khmer:
វិគីនានុក្រម
(vikiinaanukrɑm)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Korean:
위키낱말사전
(Wikinanmalsajeon)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Korean:
윅셔너리
(Wiksyeoneori)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Central Kurdish:
ویکیفەرھەنگ
(wîkîferheng)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Northern Kurdish:
Wîkîferheng
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Kyrgyz:
Викисөздүк
(Vikisözdük)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Lao:
ວິກິພົດຈະນານຸກົມ
(wi ki phot cha nā nu kom)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Latin:
Victiōnārium
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Latvian:
Vikivārdnīca
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Limburgish:
Wiktionair
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Lithuanian:
Vikižodynas
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Low German:
Wikiwöörbook
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Low German:
Wiktionary
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Luxembourgish:
Wiktionnaire
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Macedonian:
Викире́чник
(Vikiréčnik)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Malagasy:
Wikibolana
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Malay:
Wikikamus
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Malayalam:
വിക്കിനിഘണ്ടു
(vikkinighaṇṭu)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Maltese:
Wikizzjunarju
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Marathi:
विक्षनरी
(vikśanarī)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Mon:
ဝိက်ရှေန်နရဳ
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Mongolian:
Викитоль
(Vikitolʹ)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Nepali:
विक्सनरी
(viksanarī)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Nepali:
विक्षनरी
(vikṣanarī)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Norwegian Bokmål:
Wiktionary
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Occitan:
Wikiccionari
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Odia:
ଉଇକିଅଭିଧାନ
(uikiabhidhāna)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Pashto:
ويکيسيند
(wikisind)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Iranian Persian:
ویکیواژِه
(viki-vâže)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Piedmontese:
Wiktionary
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Piedmontese:
Wiksionari
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Polish:
Wikisłownik
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Portuguese:
Wikcionário
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Punjabi:
ਵਿਕਸ਼ਨਰੀ
(vikśanarī)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Quechua:
Wiksimitaqi
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Romanian:
Wikționar
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Russian:
Викислова́рь
(Vikislovárʹ)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Scots:
Wiktionar
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Serbo-Croatian:
Викиречник
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Serbo-Croatian:
Викирјечник
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Serbo-Croatian:
Vikirečnik
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Serbo-Croatian:
Vikirječnik
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Serbo-Croatian:
Wječnik
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Shan:
ဝိၵ်ႇသျိၼ်ႇၼရီႇ
(wìk sjìn nǎ rìi)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Sicilian:
Wikizziunaru
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Silesian:
Wikcjōnorz
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Sindhi:
وڪي لغت
(wiki lughat)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Sinhalese:
වික්ෂනරිය
(wikṣanariya)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Slovak:
Wikislovník
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Slovene:
Wikislovar
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Spanish:
Wikcionario
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Swahili:
Wikamusi
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Swedish:
Wiktionary
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Tagalog:
Wiksiyonaryo
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Tajik:
Викилуғат
(Vikiluġat)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Tamil:
விக்சனரி
(vikcaṉari)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Tatar:
Викисүзлек
(Wikisüzlek)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Tatar:
Wikisüzlek
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Telugu:
విక్షనరీ
(vikṣanarī)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Thai:
วิกิพจนานุกรม
(wí-gì-pót-jà-naa-nú-grom)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Tigrinya:
ዊኪ-መዝገበ-ቃላት
(wiki-mäzgäbä-ḳalat)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Turkish:
Vikisözlük
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Turkmen:
Wikisözlük
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Ukrainian:
Вікісловни́к
(Vikislovnýk)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Urdu:
وِکْشَنْری
(vikśanrī)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Uyghur:
ۋىكىلۇغەت
(wikilughet)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Uzbek:
Vikilugʻat
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Vietnamese:
Wiktionary
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Vietnamese:
Uých-sân-ri (respelling)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Volapük:
Vükivödabuk
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Welsh:
Wiciadur
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language
Yiddish:
וויקיווערטערבוך
(vikiverterbukh)
— the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language