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