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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-wīs, from Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz, related to Old English wīse (“wise, manner, direction”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-wīs
- (adjectival suffix) denoting a specified way, manner, condition, habit or direction
- rihtwīs ― right-wise, righteous, just
- nīedwīs ― necessary, needful
- medwīs ― dull, stupid, foolish
Derived terms
Descendants
Pipil
Suffix
-wis
- (no longer productive) Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the activity of the verb
Synonyms
Further reading
- Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.49