See also: Weise, and -weise

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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

Adjective

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

  1. wise
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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weise

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

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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weise

  1. (intransitive) to point (to extend the index finger) [with uff ‘at something/someone’]
  2. (auxiliary) to point out; to indicate
Conjugation
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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.

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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weise

  1. inflection of weis:
    1. weak masculine/feminine/neuter nominative/accusative plural
    2. weak masculine accusative singular
    3. weak masculine/feminine/neuter dative singular/plural
    4. strong feminine nominative singular
    5. strong masculine/feminine/neuter nominative/accusative/dative plural
    6. strong masculine/feminine accusative singular

References

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  • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “weise”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 174, column 1