advis

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• advies (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
• adpis (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs, from Old French avis, from the phrase ce m'est a vis ("in my view"), where vis is from Latin visum (“vision, image”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔat.fɪs/
• Rhymes: -fɪs
• Hyphenation: ad‧vis

Noun

advis

1. advice
   1. (obsolete) an opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful

      Synonym: saran

   2. in language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document
   3. in commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange

Related terms

• advisor
• advisori

 

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French avis, with the d added back to reflect the hypothetical Latin advisum.

Noun

advis m (plural advis)

1. opinion

Descendants

• French: avis
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: advis
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: avis
    • → Kven: aviisi

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French avis and Middle French advis. Doublet of avis.

Noun

advis m (definite singular advisen, indefinite plural advis, definite plural advisene)

1. advice (note)

Related terms

• advisere

References

• “advis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French avis and Middle French advis.

Noun

advis m (definite singular advisen, indefinite plural advisar, definite plural advisane)

1. advice (note)

Related terms

• advisere

References

• “advis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.