gewis
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gewis, gewes (“certain, sure”), from Old Dutch *gewis (“certain, sure”) and gewisso (“certainly, surely”), both from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).
Cognate with English wis (“certain, sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋɪs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ge‧wis
- Rhymes: -ɪs
Inflection
Inflection of gewis | ||||
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uninflected | gewis | |||
inflected | gewisse | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | gewis | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | gewisse | ||
n. sing. | gewis | |||
plural | gewisse | |||
definite | gewisse | |||
partitive | gewis |
Descendants
- Negerhollands: gewis
Synonyms
Antonyms
- onwis
- onzeker
Related terms
Anagrams
- is weg, wegis
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈwis/
Declension
Declension of ġewis — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | ġewis | ġewis | ġewis |
Accusative | ġewisne | ġewisse | ġewis |
Genitive | ġewisses | ġewisre | ġewisses |
Dative | ġewissum | ġewisre | ġewissum |
Instrumental | ġewisse | ġewisre | ġewisse |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ġewisse | ġewissa, ġewisse | ġewis |
Accusative | ġewisse | ġewissa, ġewisse | ġewis |
Genitive | ġewisra | ġewisra | ġewisra |
Dative | ġewissum | ġewissum | ġewissum |
Instrumental | ġewissum | ġewissum | ġewissum |
Declension of ġewis — Weak
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | ġewissa | ġewisse | ġewisse |
Accusative | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewisse |
Genitive | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Dative | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Instrumental | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Accusative | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Genitive | ġewisra, ġewissena | ġewisra, ġewissena | ġewisra, ġewissena |
Dative | ġewissum | ġewissum | ġewissum |
Instrumental | ġewissum | ġewissum | ġewissum |
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