gewiss

See also: gewiß

German

Alternative forms

• gewiß

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Middle High German gewis, from Old High German giwis, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”). Cognate with Dutch wis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈvɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɪs

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Adjective

gewiss (comparative gewisser, superlative am gewissesten)

1. certain

Antonyms

• ungewiss

Derived terms

• in gewisser Weise
• gewissermaßen
• Gewissheit

Adverb

gewiss

1. certainly, indeed

Synonyms

• sicherlich

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ġewis
• ġeƿiss — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“certain”), equivalent to ġe- +‎ the Proto-Germanic past participle of *witaną (whence Old English witan). Cognate with Old Frisian wiss (West Frisian wis), Old Saxon giwiss (Low German gewiss), Old Dutch *giwis (Dutch gewis), Old High German giwiss (German gewiss), Old Norse viss (Swedish viss).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwiss/, [jeˈwis]

Adjective

ġewiss

1. sure (+ genitive of something)
2. certain, particular
3. unfailing

Usage notes

• When used adverbally with mid, (i.e. mid ġewisse), the word means "especially", or "certainly"

Declension

Declension of ġewiss — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġewiss	ġewiss	ġewiss
Accusative	ġewisne	ġewisse	ġewiss
Genitive	ġewisses	ġewisre	ġewisses
Dative	ġewissum	ġewisre	ġewissum
Instrumental	ġewisse	ġewisre	ġewisse
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġewisse	ġewissa, ġewisse	ġewiss
Accusative	ġewisse	ġewissa, ġewisse	ġewiss
Genitive	ġewisra	ġewisra	ġewisra
Dative	ġewissum	ġewissum	ġewissum
Instrumental	ġewissum	ġewissum	ġewissum

Declension of ġewiss — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġewissa	ġewisse	ġewisse
Accusative	ġewissan	ġewissan	ġewisse
Genitive	ġewissan	ġewissan	ġewissan
Dative	ġewissan	ġewissan	ġewissan
Instrumental	ġewissan	ġewissan	ġewissan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġewissan	ġewissan	ġewissan
Accusative	ġewissan	ġewissan	ġewissan
Genitive	ġewisra, ġewissena	ġewisra, ġewissena	ġewisra, ġewissena
Dative	ġewissum	ġewissum	ġewissum
Instrumental	ġewissum	ġewissum	ġewissum

Noun

ġewiss n

1. certainty

Declension

Declension of gewiss (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġewiss	ġewiss
accusative	ġewiss	ġewiss
genitive	ġewisses	ġewissa
dative	ġewisse	ġewissum

Descendants

• Middle English: ywis, iwis, wis, wiss