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.

Further reading edit