-weise
German
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit-weise
- Used to form adverbs from nouns.
- Teil (“part”) → teilweise (“partly, in part”)
- Gruppe (“group”) → gruppenweise (“in groups”)
- Kreuz (“cross”) → kreuzweise (“in a cross”)
- Used to form adverbs from adjectives or participles together with the interfix -er-.
- → see -erweise
Usage notes
edit- Words formed with -weise are sometimes used as adjectives (e.g. schrittweise in "der schrittweise Anstieg" and "ein schrittweiser Anstieg"). Such usage however is disputed.