wijs
See also: -wijs
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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(deprecated template usage) From Middle Dutch wijs, from Old Dutch wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.
Adjective
wijs (comparative wijzer, superlative meest wijs or wijst)
Usage notes
Meaning 2 (nice, fun) is very popular in East Flanders, in the expression "vree wijs".
Inflection
Declension of wijs | ||||
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uninflected | wijs | |||
inflected | wijze | |||
comparative | wijzer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | wijs | wijzer | het wijst het wijste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | wijze | wijzere | wijste |
n. sing. | wijs | wijzer | wijste | |
plural | wijze | wijzere | wijste | |
definite | wijze | wijzere | wijste | |
partitive | wijs | wijzers | — |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *wīsa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō.
Noun
wijs f (plural wijzen, diminutive wijsje n)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
wijs
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