wies
See also: wieś, -wies, Wies, and Więś
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
wies
- singular past indicative of wassen
Dutch Low Saxon
Etymology
From Middle Low German wîs, from Old Saxon wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋiːs/
Adjective
wies (comparative wiezer, superlative wiest)
- wise
- clever
Synonyms
- klook
German
Verb
wies
- first/third-person singular past indicative of weisen
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German wîs, from Old Saxon wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋiːs/
Adjective
wies (comparative wieser, superlative wiesest)
- wise
- clever
Declension
Positive forms of wies
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is wies | se is wies | dat is wies | se sünd wies | |
| partitive | een wieses | een wieses | wat wieses | allens wiese | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | wiese | wiese | wies | wiese |
| oblique | wiesen | wiese | wies | wiese | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de wiese | de wiese | dat wiese | de wiesen |
| oblique | den wiesen | de wiese | dat wiese | de wiesen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en wiese | en wiese | en wies/wieset | (keen) wiesen |
| oblique | en wiesen | en wiese | en wies/wieset | (keen) wiesen | |
Comparative forms of wies
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is wieser | se is wieser | dat is wieser | se sünd wieser | |
| partitive | een wiesers | een wiesers | wat wiesers | allens wieser | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | wiesere | wiesere | wieser | wiesere |
| oblique | wiesern | wiesere | wieser | wiesere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de wiesere | de wiesere | dat wiesere | de wiesern |
| oblique | den wiesern | de wiesere | dat wiesere | de wiesern | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en wiesere | en wiesere | en wieser | (keen) wiesern |
| oblique | en wiesern | en wiesere | en wieser | (keen) wiesern | |
Superlative forms of wies
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is de Wieseste | se is de Wieseste | dat is dat Wieseste | se sünd de Wiesesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | wieseste | wieseste | wiesest | wieseste |
| oblique | wiesesten | wieseste | wiesest | wieseste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de wieseste | de wieseste | dat wieseste | de wiesesten |
| oblique | den wiesesten | de wieseste | dat wieseste | de wiesesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en wieseste | en wieseste | en wiesest | (keen) wiesesten |
| oblique | en wiesesten | en wieseste | en wiesest | (keen) wiesesten | |
| Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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Synonyms
- klook