-vis
Danish edit
Suffix edit
-vis
- -wise "in the manner of [something]"
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-vīs
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with English -wise and German -erweise, from the same root as the noun vis
Suffix edit
-vis
- suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns
References edit
- “-vis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From the same root as the noun vis.
Suffix edit
-vis
- suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns
References edit
- “-vis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish -vīs, from Old Norse -vís. Cognate with English -wise and German -erweise, from the same root as the noun vis.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-vis
- suffix for creating adverbs out of adjectives and nouns
Derived terms edit
References edit
- -vis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- [1] in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)