weis

See also: Weis

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vaɪ̯s/
  • Homophone: weiß
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Etymology 1

Adverb

weis

  1. Alternative form of weise
Usage notes

This form is used in some compounds, such as weismachen or naseweis. Otherwise it is rather rare, even colloquially, because of its homophony with weiß ("white").

Etymology 2

Verb

weis

  1. Imperative singular of weisen.

Gothic

Romanization

weis

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃

Hunsrik

Alternative forms
  • ways (Wiesemann spelling system)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vaɪ̯s/

Noun

weis (comparative weiser, superlative weisest)

  1. white
    Die Wollke sin weis.
    The clouds are white.
    Er hod en weises Himd aan.
    He is wearing a white shirt.

See also
Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)
     weis      grau      schwarz
             rod              ranschegelleb ; braun              gelleb
                          grien             
                                       blau
                          rosch, lila              roserod

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Verb

weis

  1. second-person singular simple past of weien
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