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.
wis (comparative more wis, superlative most wis)
wis (comparative more wis, superlative most wis)
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.
wis (third-person singular simple present wis, no present participle, no simple past, past participle wist or wissed)
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Derived from Proto-Germanic *wissaz, past participle of *witaną. See gewis.
wis (not comparable)
Declension of wis | ||||
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uninflected | wis | |||
inflected | wisse | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | wis | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | wisse | ||
n. sing. | wis | |||
plural | wisse | |||
definite | wisse | |||
partitive | wis |
Inherited from Middle Dutch wisch, from Old Dutch *wisk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz (“bundle of straw, hay”).
wis f or m (plural wissen, diminutive wisje n)
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wis (feminine tis)
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, to know”).
wīs
Strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | wīs | wīse | wīs | wīse | wīs | wīsu |
accusative | wīsan | wīse | wīs | wīse | wīsa | wīsu |
genitive | wīsis | wīsro | wīsis | wīsro | wīsro | wīsrō |
dative | wīson | wīson | wīson | wīson | wīsro | wīson |
Weak declension | ||||||
masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | wīso | wīsu | wīsa | wīsu | wīsa | wīsu |
accusative | wīsin | wīsin | wīsa | wīsin | wīsin | wīsin |
genitive | wīsin | wīsno | wīsin | wīsno | wīsin | wīsno |
dative | wīsin | wīson | wīsin | wīson | wīsin | wīson |
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.
wīs (comparative wīsra, superlative wīsest)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | wīs | wīs | wīs |
Accusative | wīsne | wīse | wīs |
Genitive | wīses | wīsre | wīses |
Dative | wīsum | wīsre | wīsum |
Instrumental | wīse | wīsre | wīse |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | wīse | wīsa, wīse | wīs |
Accusative | wīse | wīsa, wīse | wīs |
Genitive | wīsra | wīsra | wīsra |
Dative | wīsum | wīsum | wīsum |
Instrumental | wīsum | wīsum | wīsum |
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.
wīs
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.
wīs
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | wis | wise, wisa | wis | wisa | wis | wis, wisa |
accusative | wisan, wisen | wisa, wise | wisa | wisa | wis | wis, wisa |
genitive | wises, wisas | wisaro, wisoro, wisero | wisara, wisaro | wisaro, wisoro, wisero | wises, wisas | wisaro, wisoro, wisero |
dative | wisumu, wisum, wisun, wisun, wison, wisen, wisan | wisun, wison, wisum | wisaro, wisaru, wisara | wisun, wison | wisumu, wisum, wisun, wisun, wison, wisen, wisan | wisun, wison, wisum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | wiso, wisa | wison, wisun | wisa, wise | wison, wisun, wisan | wisa, wise | wison, wisun |
accusative | wison, wisan | wison, wisun | wisun, wison, wisan | wison, wisun, wisan | wisa, wise | wison, wisun |
genitive | wisen, wisan | wisono, wiseno | wisun, wisan, wisen | wisono | wisen, wisan | wisono, wiseno |
dative | wison, wisen, wisan | wison, wisun | wisun, wisan | wison, wisun | wison, wisen, wisan | wison, wisun |
Weak declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | wisoro, wisora | wisoron, wisorun | wisora, wisore | wisoron, wisorun, wisoran | wisora, wisore | wisoron, wisorun |
accusative | wisoron, wisoran | wisoron, wisorun | wisorun, wisoron, wisoran | wisoron, wisorun, wisoran | wisora, wisore | wisoron, wisorun |
genitive | wisoren, wisoran | wisorono, wisoreno | wisorun, wisoran, wisoren | wisorono | wisoren, wisoran | wisorono, wisoreno |
dative | wisoron, wisoren, wisoran | wisoron, wisorun | wisorun, wisoran | wisoron, wisorun | wisoron, wisoren, wisoran | wisoron, wisorun |
Compare West Frisian wie.
wis
Wis is used with singular pronouns and plural nouns, and wis, war or wir are used with plural pronouns.
wis (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
See witte (“to know, be sure”). Cognate with English wis.
wis
Inflection of wis | ||||
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uninflected | wis | |||
inflected | wisse | |||
comparative | wisser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | wis | wisser | it wist it wiste | |
indefinite | c. sing. | wisse | wissere | wiste |
n. sing. | wis | wisser | wiste | |
plural | wisse | wissere | wiste | |
definite | wisse | wissere | wiste | |
partitive | wis | wissers | — |