vies

See also: vieš and viés

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪz

Verb

vies

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vie

Anagrams

• Ives, Vise, vise, visé

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbi.əs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvi.əs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvi.es]

Noun

vies

1. plural of via

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -is
• IPA^(key): /vis/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

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

Declension 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	—

Derived terms

• viespeuk
• viezerik
• viezevozen
• viezig

 

Descendants

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

References

• M. Philippa (2003-2009) Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands

Franco-Provençal

Noun

vies

1. plural of via

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi/

Noun

vies f

1. plural of vie

Anagrams

• sévi, vise, visé

Latin

Pronunciation

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

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.es/, [ˈviːes]

Verb

viēs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of vieō