wås

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German waz, hwaz, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷod. Cognate with German was, Silesian East Central German woas (was), Dutch wat, English what, Danish hvad.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɔːs/, [-ɔ-], [-o-], [-oː-]

Pronoun

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wås

  1. (interrogative) what
    Wås gibts'n heid z'Mittåg?What's for lunch today?
  2. (relative) which (referring to the entire preceding clause)
    Sie is a guade Tänzerin, wås er bewundert.She is a good dancer, which he admires.
  3. (relative) that, which (referring to des, ois, ollas, wos/wås, nix, and neuter substantival adjectives)
    Des is nix, wås ma ned repariern ko.This is nothing that you can't fix.
    Er håd ois gsågt, wås er waß.He has told everything that he knows.
  4. (relative, chiefly East Central Bavarian) that, which, who (referring to any term in the preceding clause)
    Synonym: (West Central) wo
    Des is de Frau, wås i gsehn håb.This is the woman who I saw.
    Koatn gibt's åm Schoiter, wås då hintn is.Tickets are available at the counter which is back there.
  5. (relative, East Central Bavarian) (inserted after the relative pronouns der, de, des, dem, den, dena, dera
    Synonym: (West Central) wo
    Des is de Frau, de wås i gsehn håb.This is the woman who I saw.
    Koatn gibt's åm Schoiter, der wås då hintn is.Tickets are available at the counter which is back there.
  6. (indefinite) something, anything
    I håb wås gfunden.I've found something.
  7. (interrogative) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval)
    Wås håst des gmåcht?Why on earth did you do that?