witt

See also: Witt

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt.

Cognate with Danish hvid, Dutch wit, German weiß, Norwegian hvit, West Frisian wyt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (original Low Prussian) /vit/, (irregular) /vɪt/

Adjective

witt

1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) white
2. (Low Prussian, by extension) clean

Declension

Positive forms of witt

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is witt	se is witt	dat is witt	se sünd witt
partitive		een Witts	een Witts	wat Witts	allens Witt
strong declension (without article)	nominative	witte	witte	witt	witte
	oblique	witten	witte	witt	witte
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de witte	de witte	dat witte	de witten
	oblique	den witten	de witte	dat witte	de witten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en witte/witten	en witte	en witt/wittet	(keen) witten
	oblique	en witten	en witte	en witt/wittet	(keen) witten

Comparative forms of witt

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is witter	se is witter	dat is witter	se sünd witter
partitive		een witters	een witters	wat witters	allens witter
strong declension (without article)	nominative	wittere	wittere	witter	wittere
	oblique	wittern	wittere	witter	wittere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de wittere	de wittere	dat wittere	de wittern
	oblique	den wittern	de wittere	dat wittere	de wittern
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en wittere/witteren	en wittere	en witter	(keen) wittern
	oblique	en wittern	en wittere	en witter	(keen) wittern

Superlative forms of witt

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is de Wittste	se is de Wittste	dat is dat Wittste	se sünd de Wittsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	wittste	wittste	wittst	wittste
	oblique	wittsten	wittste	wittst	wittste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de wittste	de wittste	dat wittste	de wittsten
	oblique	den wittsten	de wittste	dat wittste	de wittsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en wittste/wittsten	en wittste	en wittst	(keen) wittsten
	oblique	en wittsten	en wittste	en wittst	(keen) wittsten

Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle English

Pronoun

witt

1. Alternative form of wit

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).

Cognate with Old Frisian wit, Old Saxon wit, Old High German wizzi (whence German Witz), Old Norse vit (whence Swedish vett). Compare witan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /witt/, [wit]

Noun

witt n (nominative plural witt)

1. mind, understanding, sense, sanity

Declension

Declension of witt (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	witt	witt
accusative	witt	witt
genitive	wittes	witta
dative	witte	wittum

Derived terms

• ġewitt
• witlēas
• wittiġ
• witegan

Descendants

• Middle English: wit, witt, witte, wytt, wyt
  • English: wit
  • Yola: wut

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt.

Adjective

witt

1. white