wees
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[edit] English
[edit] Verb
wees
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wee.
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[edit] Afrikaans
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wesanan. Cognate to Dutch wezen. See Dutch zijn.
[edit] Verb
wees
- to be
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːs
[edit] Etymology 1
Germanic, cognate with German Waise.
[edit] Noun
wees ? (plural wezen, ??? please provide the diminutive!) m. and f.
- An orphan, who survived both parents
[edit] Related terms
- weeshuis n.
- weesjongen m.
- weeskind n.
- weesmeester m.
- weesvader m.
- halve wees m.
- verweesd
- volle wees m.
[edit] Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *wesanan. See zijn.
[edit] Verb
wees
- imperative of zijn.
- imperative of wezen.
[edit] Etymology 3
[edit] Verb
wees
- singular past indicative of wijzen.
