vies

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See also: vieš and viés

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vies

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vie

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Noun[edit]

vies

  1. plural of via

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Etymology[edit]

From earlier vijs, of uncertain origin. Cognate with German fies.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -is
  • IPA(key): /vis/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

vies (comparative viezer, superlative meest vies or viest)

  1. dirty (not clean)
    Synonym: smerig
    Al die vieze potten en pannen hier, bah!All those dirty pots and pans here, bleh!
  2. (figurative) dirty, also in a sexual sense
    Synonym: vuil
    Wat een vieze kerel!What a dirty guy!
  3. bad-tasting, disgusting
    Synonym: onsmakelijk
    Dit is een vies gerecht!This dish tastes bad!
  4. (predicative, with van) disgusted by, not liking or shunning something
    Ik ben vies van kaas.I don't like cheese.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of vies
uninflected vies
inflected vieze
comparative viezer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vies viezer het viest
het vieste
indefinite m./f. sing. vieze viezere vieste
n. sing. vies viezer vieste
plural vieze viezere vieste
definite vieze viezere vieste
partitive vies viezers

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Descendants[edit]

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fisi
  • Javindo: fies
  • Negerhollands: vies
  • Petjo: vies
  • Papiamentu: fis

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French[edit]

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Noun[edit]

vies f

  1. plural of vie

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Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.eːs/, [ˈu̯ieːs̠]

Verb[edit]

viēs

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of vieō