weise

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See also: Weise and -weise

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German wīse, from Old High German wīsi (a variant of wīs), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz. Cognate with Dutch wijs, English wise.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • weis (rare except in compounds; see derived terms below)

Adjective[edit]

weise (strong nominative masculine singular weiser, comparative weiser, superlative am weisesten)

  1. wise
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

weise

  1. inflection of weisen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

  • weise” in Duden online
  • weise” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

weise

  1. to point

Conjugation[edit]

Regular
infinitive weise
participle gewiss
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich weise
du weisst weis
er/sie/es weisd
meer weise
deer weisd weisd
sie weise
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

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