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Danish
Suffix
-vis
- -wise "in the manner of "
Derived terms
Latin
Pronunciation
Suffix
-vīs
- dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -vus
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Cognate with English -wise and German -erweise, from the same root as the noun vis
Suffix
-vis
- suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns
References
- “-vis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the same root as the noun vis.
Suffix
-vis
- suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns
References
- “-vis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish -vīs, from Old Norse -vís. Cognate with English -wise and German -erweise, from the same root as the noun vis.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-vis
- -wise (by way of (in a way that concerns, in various senses) the preceding noun or adjective – compare "-mässig")
hoppande djur, exempelvis grodor- jumping animals, for example frogs
- (literally, “jumping animals, examplewise / by way of example frogs”)
förhållandevis liten- relatively small
- (literally, “relationwise small / by way of relation small”)
Det ligger snö fläckvis- There are patches of snow
- (literally, “It lies snow patchwise”)
- by; -ly
Lönen betalas ut månadsvis- The salary is paid monthly
- (literally, “The salary is paid out monthwise / by month”)
Citroner säljs ofta styckvis- Lemons are often sold individually
- (literally, “Lemons are often sold piecewise / by piece”)
Kakorna säljs lådvis- The cookies are sold by the box
- (literally, “The cookies are sold boxwise”)
- -s (often to specify a large amount, sometimes hyperbolically)
tonvis av felmärkt kött- tons of mislabeled meat
- (literally, “tonnewise of mislabeled meat”)
massvis- lots, tons
- (literally, “masswise ”)
Usage notes
-wise in the sense of "with respect to," like in timewise, moneywise, etc., is -mässig.
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