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Definitions and meaning of wis

wis

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waɪs/
  • Rhymes: -aɪs

Alternative forms

  • wiss, ywis, iwis

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English wis (“certain, sure”), from an aphetic form of Middle English iwis, ywis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”)), or of North Germanic origin, cognate with Icelandic viss (“certain, sure”), Dutch gewis (“certain, sure”), and German gewiss (“certain, sure”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz. More at iwis.

Adverb

wis (comparative more wis, superlative most wis)

  1. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Certainly, surely.
  2. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Really, truly.
  3. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Indeed.
Derived terms

Adjective

wis (comparative more wis, superlative most wis)

  1. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Certain.
  2. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Sure.
Derived terms
  • wisly

Etymology 2

From an incorrect division, mistaking iwis (“certain”) for I wis (“I know”). See ywis for more information. The German verb wissen may appear similar, but in fact corresponds etymologically to the English verb wit; both of those verbs ultimately descend from the same Proto-Indo-European root as this one.

Verb

wis (third-person singular simple present wis, no present participle, no simple past, past participle wist or wissed)

  1. (obsolete or archaic) To know.
  2. (obsolete or archaic) To think, suppose.
  3. (obsolete or archaic) To imagine, ween; to deem.

Anagrams

  • WSI

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *way.

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /wi˧˩/
  • (Longchuan) [oi⁵⁵]
  • (Luxi) [ui³¹]
  • (Xiandao) [ui⁵⁵]

Verb

wis

  1. to buy, purchase

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 136

Afrikaans

Verb

wis

  1. preterite of weet; knew

Chuukese

Noun

wis

  1. duty, responsibility

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɪs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Etymology 1

Derived from Proto-Germanic *wissaz, past participle of *witaną.

Adjective

wis (not comparable)

  1. sure, certain
    een wisse dood — a certain death
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wis

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle Dutch wisch, from Old Dutch *wisk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz (“bundle of straw, hay”).

Noun

wis f or m (plural wissen, diminutive wisje n)

  1. twig
  2. bundle, bunch
  3. short for wisdoek (dishcloth)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wis

  1. inflection of wissen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Gothic

Romanization

wis

  1. romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐍃

Javanese

Romanization

wis

  1. romanization of ꦮꦶꦱ꧀

Kabyle

Particle

wis (feminine tis)

  1. -th, forms ordinal numerals by preceding a cardinal numeral
    ‎wis (“-th”) + ‎kraḍ (“three”) → ‎wis kraḍ (“third”)
    ‎wis (“-th”) + ‎xemsa (“five”) → ‎wis xemsa (“fifth”)

Usage notes

  • The particle agrees in gender with its associated noun. If this noun is feminine, the particle has a feminine form tis.
  • The particle may be used before both native Kabyle numerals and Arabic-derived numerals.
  • The particle is not used before yiwen (“one”). The adjective amezwaru (“first”) is used instead of such an ordinal.

Old Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, to know”).

Adjective

wīs

  1. wise

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: wijs
    • Dutch: wijs
      • Negerhollands: wies

Further reading

  • “wīs”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), an extension of *weyd- (“to see, to know”). Akin to Old High German wīs and Old Norse víss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiːs/

Adjective

wīs (comparative wīsra, superlative wīsest)

  1. wise

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wis, wys
    • Scots: wis, wise
    • English: wise
      • ⇒ English: wizard

Old High German

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), an extension of *weyd- (“to see, to know”). Akin to Old English wīs and Old Norse víss.

Adjective

wīs

  1. wise

Derived terms

  • wīso

Descendants

  • Middle High German: wīse
    • German: weise
  • ⇒ Old High German: wīsi

Old Saxon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), an extension of *weyd- (“to see, to know”). Akin to Old English wīs, Old High German wīs and Old Norse víss.

Adjective

wīs

  1. wise

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: wīs
    • Low German:
      • German Low German: wies
      • Westphalian:
        Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: wuise, wuis
        Sauerländisch: weyse, wüse, wīse, wuise
        Westmünsterländisch: wiese
    • Plautdietsch: weis

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Lesser Poland):
    • (Lasovia) IPA(key): /ˈvis/

Noun

wis m inan

  1. (Lasovia) synonym of tatarak
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tatarak

Further reading

  • Oskar Kolberg (1865) “wis”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 266

Scots

Etymology

Compare West Frisian wie.

Verb

wis

  1. simple past tense of be

Usage notes

Wis is used with singular pronouns and plural nouns, and wis, war or wir are used with plural pronouns.

See also

  • wir

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • wiz, wit

Etymology

From alteration of was.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwis/ [ˈwɪs]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: wis

Pronoun

wis (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜐ᜔) (gay slang)

  1. alternative form of was

West Frisian

Etymology

See witte (“to know, be sure”). Cognate with English wis.

Adjective

wis

  1. certain, sure
  2. true
  3. safe, trustworthy

Inflection

Derived terms

  • jawis

Further reading

  • “wis (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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