wies

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See also: Wies, wieś, -wies, Wieś, and Więś

English

Pronunciation

Noun

wies

  1. plural of wy
    • 1856, Goold Brown, The First Lines of English Grammar, page 10:
      These names [] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees.

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Verb

wies

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of wees.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wīz, from Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (bright; shine).

Compare Limburgish wiet, Luxembourgish wäiss, German weiß, Dutch wit, English white.

Pronunciation

Adjective

wies (partitive Wieses, comparative wieser, superlative 't wieste)

  1. (Kirchröadsj) white, reflecting most or all light
    Antonym: zjwats
  2. (Kirchröadsj) white, having a low amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
    Antonym: zjwats
  3. (Kirchröadsj, figuratively) legal
    Antonym: zjwats

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Central Franconian · Färve (layout · text)
     Wieß, Wies, Weiß      Jries, Greis, Jroo, Groo      Zjwats, Schwats
             Rut, Roeëd; Kérmes, Karmieng              Amber; Brong, Broun, Brung, Broeng              Jäl, Jeël, Jell, Gäl; Oker
             Liem, Lich Jrön              Jrön, Green, Grien, Jreun, Jröng              Minz Jrön; Donkeljrön, Donkerjreun, Donkeljröng
             Turquoise, Turkwaas              Blau (Hellblau, Himmelblau)              Blau, Blauw, Bloo, Bloh (Donkelblau, Donkelbloo)
             Violett; Indiego              Majénta; Lila              Rose, Rosrut

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

wies

  1. singular past indicative of wassen

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Middle Low German wîs, from Old Saxon wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

wies (comparative wiezer, superlative wiest)

  1. wise
  2. clever

Synonyms

German

Pronunciation

Verb

wies

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of weisen

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wîs, from Old Saxon wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

wies (comparative wieser, superlative wiesest)

  1. wise
  2. clever

Declension

Synonyms

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Borrowed from English waist, from Middle English wast (waist), probably from Old English *wæst, *wǣst, *weaxt, *wæhst, from Proto-West Germanic *wahstu, from Proto-Germanic *wahstuz (growth, development, stature, build), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-s- (to multiply, increase).

Noun

wies (plural wies dem, quantified wies)

  1. (anatomy) waist (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach)
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3:4:
      Nou a kluoz we mek outa Kyamil ier Jan did wier, an im did av wan leda belt roun im wies. An fi im fuud a did graasapa an oni we im get outa di dezot.
      Now, John wore clothes made out of camel's hair, and had a leather belt around his waist. And his food were grasshoppers and honey, which he found in the desert.

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs
  • Syllabification: wies

Noun

wies f (diminutive wioska, related adjective wiesczi or wsowi)

  1. village (rural municipality)
noun

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “vjes”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 254
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “wieś”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi, volume 2, page 1290
  • wies”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022