wiis

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North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-, cognate with Old English wesan, West Frisian wêze.

Pronunciation

Verb

wiis

  1. (Sylt) to be

Usage notes

  • Wiis is the only verb whose first-person singular and plural present are distinct from the infinitive I.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiis (Sylt dialect)
infinitive I wiis
infinitive II (tö) wiisen
past participle wesen
imperative wiis
  present past
1st singular sen wiar
2nd singular best wiarst
3rd singular es wiar
plural / dual sen wiar
  perfect pluperfect
1st singular sen wesen wiar wesen
2nd singular best wesen wiarst wesen
3rd singular es wesen wiar wesen
plural / dual sen wesen wiar wesen
  future (skel) future (wel)
1st singular skel wiis wel wiis
2nd singular sket wiis wet wiis
3rd singular skel wiis wel wiis
plural / dual skel wiis wel wiis

Sudovian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow (of wind)”). Compare Lithuanian vė́jas (“wind”), Latvian vẽjš (“wind”).[1][2]

Noun

wiiſ

  1. (weather) storm

See also

References

  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985) “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 81: “wiiſ ‘audra, vėtra, l. burza’ 132.”
  2. ^ “vė́ti” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. sm. wiiſ Sturm, Gewitter”.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

wiis

  1. wise

Inflection

Inflection of wiis
uninflected wiis
inflected wize
comparative wizer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial wiis wizer it wiist
it wiiste
indefinite c. sing. wize wizere wiiste
n. sing. wiis wizer wiiste
plural wize wizere wiiste
definite wize wizere wiiste
partitive wiis wizers —

Further reading

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