gewis
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch gewis, gewes (“certain, sure”), from Old Dutch *gewis (“certain, sure”) and gewisso (“certainly, surely”), both from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).
Cognate with English wis (“certain, sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gewis (not comparable)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of gewis | ||||
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uninflected | gewis | |||
inflected | gewisse | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | gewis | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | gewisse | ||
n. sing. | gewis | |||
plural | gewisse | |||
definite | gewisse | |||
partitive | gewis |
Descendants[edit]
- Negerhollands: gewis
Adverb[edit]
gewis
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Anagrams[edit]
Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ġewis n
- Alternative form of ġewiss
Adjective[edit]
ġewis
- Alternative form of ġewiss
Declension[edit]
Declension of ġewis — Strong
Declension of ġewis — Weak
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