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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Initialism 1.4 Anagrams 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Noun 3 Danish 3.1 Noun 3.2 Adjective 3.3 Adjective 3.4 Verb 4 Dutch 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Derived terms 4.2 Verb 5 French 5.1 Etymology 1 5.1.1 Pronunciation 5.1.2 Noun 5.2 Etymology 2 5.2.1 Pronunciation 5.2.2 Verb 6 Latin 6.1 Etymology 1 6.1.1 Verb 6.2 Etymology 2 6.2.1 Noun 6.2.1.1 Usage notes 6.2.1.2 Inflection 7 Norwegian 7.1 Adjective 7.2 Verb 8 Romanian 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Pronunciation 8.3 Noun 8.3.1 Declension 8.3.2 See also 9 Swedish 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Adjective 9.3 Noun 9.3.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin

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vis (pl. vires)

1. Force; power.

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vis.

1. viscount

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: isv
• IVs
• SIV

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[edit] Afrikaans

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vis

1. fish

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[edit] Danish

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vis c.

1. manner, way

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vis (neuter vist, definite and plural vise, comparative visere, superlative visest)

1. wise

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vis (neuter vist, definite and plural visse)

1. sure, certain

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vis

1. Imperative of vise.

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[edit] Dutch

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vis m. (plural: vissen, diminutive visje)

1. fish

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• walvis
• inktvis

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vis

1. first person singular present tense of vissen
2. imperative form of vissen

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology 1

Old French viz, from Latin vitis (“‘vine’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /vis/
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[edit] Noun

vis f. (plural vis)

1. screw (metal fastener)

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Inflected forms.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /vi/

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vis

1. First-person singular indicative present form of vivre.
2. Second-person singular indicative present form of vivre.
3. Second-person singular imperative present form of vivre.
4. First-person singular indicative past historic form of voir.

   Je le vis.

   I saw him.

5. Second-person singular indicative past historic form of voir.

   Tu la vis.

   You saw her.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology 1

From volō (“‘wish’”).

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vīs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of volō.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *weyǝ- (“power”).

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vīs (genitive vīs); f, third declension

1. force, power
2. violence
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     Nōn vī, sed verbō.

     Not through violence, but the word.

   Ad vim atque ad arma confugere.

   To fly to violence and fighting.

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• The plural forms of this noun are often treated as a separate plurale tantum noun.

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Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	vīs	vīrēs
genitive	-	vīrium
dative	-	vīribus
accusative	vim	vīrēs
ablative	vī	vīribus
vocative	vīs	vīrēs

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[edit] Norwegian

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vis (masculine vis; feminine vis; neuter vist; plural vise; comparative visere; superlative visest)

1. wise

[edit] Verb

vis

1. Imperative of vise

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Latin visum

[edit] Pronunciation

[vis] ^(help·info)

[edit] Noun

vis n. (plural visuri or vise)

1. dream; vision

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[edit] See also

• вис (Moldavian spelling)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

Inflections of vis		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	vis	visare		visast
	Neuter	vist
Definite singular	Masc.	vise		visaste
	All	visa		visaste
Plural		visa		visaste

vis

1. wise

[edit] Noun

vis

Inflection for vis	Singular		Plural
Neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vis	viset	vis	visen
Genitive	vis	visets	vis	visens

1. way; manner in which something is done or happens

[edit] Synonyms

• sätt