wijs

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See also: -wijs

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛi̯s/
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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)

  1. wise
  2. nice, fun (see usage notes)
Usage notes

Meaning 2 (nice, fun) is very popular in East Flanders, in the expression "vree wijs".

Inflection
Declension of wijs
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)

  1. tune
    Synonym: deun
  2. mode
  3. (grammar) mood
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wijs

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of wijzen
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of wijzen