veis

Estonian

Etymology

A Finno-Mordvinic derivation from the same root as in vedama. Cognate to Finnish vedus (“draught animal”), Erzya [script needed] (veďŕekš), [script needed] (veďaka, “calf, heifer”), and Moksha [script needed] (vedraš, “heifer”).

Noun

veis (genitive veise, partitive veist)

1. male cattle; bull, ox

Declension

Inflection of veis (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	veis	veised
accusative	veise	veised
genitive	veise	veiste
partitive	veist	veiseid
illative	veisesse	veistesse veiseisse
inessive	veises	veistes veiseis
elative	veisest	veistest veiseist
allative	veisele	veistele veiseile
adessive	veisel	veistel veiseil
ablative	veiselt	veistelt veiseilt
translative	veiseks	veisteks veiseiks
terminative	veiseni	veisteni
essive	veisena	veistena
abessive	veiseta	veisteta
comitative	veisega	veistega

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Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *veicci.

Noun

veis

1. knife

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Spanish

Verb

veis

1. Informal second-person plural (vosotros, vosotras) present indicative form of ver.

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Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋèɪ̯ːs/, /ʋàɪ̯ːs/

  Rhymes: -èɪ̯ːs

Etymology 1

From Old Norse veðjast, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną.

Verb

veis

1. To wager.

Alternative forms

• väjäs

Etymology 2

From Old Norse veisa, from Proto-Germanic *waisǭ. Compare Old English wase.

Noun

veis f

1. Tough mud or mire at the bottom of a swamp.

Alternative forms

• ves

Derived terms

• veslund (“A collection of growing seaweed, such as species of Potamogeton and the like.”)
• veisbåttn (“mud bottom”)