weis

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German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

weis

  1. Alternative form of weise
Usage notes

This form is used in some compounds, such as weismachen or naseweis. Otherwise it is rather rare, even colloquially, because of its homophony with weiß ("white").

Etymology 2

Verb

weis

  1. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of weisen.

Gothic

Romanization

weis

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • ways (Wiesemann spelling system)

Pronunciation

Noun

weis (comparative weiser, superlative weisest)

  1. white
    Die Wollke sin weis.
    The clouds are white.
    Er hod en weises Himd aan.
    He is wearing a white shirt.

Declension

Declension of weis (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative weis weis weis weise
accusative weise weis weis weise
dative weise weise weise weise
Strong inflection nominative weiser weise weises weise
accusative weise weise weises weise
dative weisem weiser weisem weise

See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)
     Weis      Grau      Schwarz
             Rod              Ranschegelleb; Braun              Gelleb, Geel
             Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien)              Grien (Dunkelgrien)              Menz
             Meergrien              Blau (Hellblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Feilche              Rosch, Lila              Roserod

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Verb

weis

  1. second-person singular simple past of weien