gewiss
See also: gewiß
German
Alternative forms
- gewiß (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle High German gewis, from Old High German giwis, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”). Cognate with Dutch wis,[1] English iwis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɪs/
- Rhymes: -ɪs
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Adjective
gewiss (strong nominative masculine singular gewisser, comparative gewisser, superlative am gewissesten)
Declension
Positive forms of gewiss
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist gewiss | sie ist gewiss | es ist gewiss | sie sind gewiss | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gewisser | gewisse | gewisses | gewisse |
genitive | gewissen | gewisser | gewissen | gewisser | |
dative | gewissem | gewisser | gewissem | gewissen | |
accusative | gewissen | gewisse | gewisses | gewisse | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gewisse | die gewisse | das gewisse | die gewissen |
genitive | des gewissen | der gewissen | des gewissen | der gewissen | |
dative | dem gewissen | der gewissen | dem gewissen | den gewissen | |
accusative | den gewissen | die gewisse | das gewisse | die gewissen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gewisser | eine gewisse | ein gewisses | (keine) gewissen |
genitive | eines gewissen | einer gewissen | eines gewissen | (keiner) gewissen | |
dative | einem gewissen | einer gewissen | einem gewissen | (keinen) gewissen | |
accusative | einen gewissen | eine gewisse | ein gewisses | (keine) gewissen |
Comparative forms of gewiss
Superlative forms of gewiss
Derived terms
Descendants
- Kashubian: gwës
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “gewiß”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“certain”), equivalent to ġe- + the Proto-Germanic past participle of *witaną (whence Old English witan).
Cognate with Old Frisian wiss, Old Saxon giwiss, Old Dutch *giwis, Old High German giwiss, Old Norse viss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈwiss/, [jeˈwis]
Declension
Declension of ġewiss — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | ġewiss | ġewiss | ġewiss |
Accusative | ġewisne | ġewisse | ġewiss |
Genitive | ġewisses | ġewisre | ġewisses |
Dative | ġewissum | ġewisre | ġewissum |
Instrumental | ġewisse | ġewisre | ġewisse |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ġewisse | ġewissa, ġewisse | ġewiss |
Accusative | ġewisse | ġewissa, ġewisse | ġewiss |
Genitive | ġewisra | ġewisra | ġewisra |
Dative | ġewissum | ġewissum | ġewissum |
Instrumental | ġewissum | ġewissum | ġewissum |
Declension of ġewiss — Weak
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | ġewissa | ġewisse | ġewisse |
Accusative | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewisse |
Genitive | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Dative | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Instrumental | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Accusative | ġewissan | ġewissan | ġewissan |
Genitive | ġewisra, ġewissena | ġewisra, ġewissena | ġewisra, ġewissena |
Dative | ġewissum | ġewissum | ġewissum |
Instrumental | ġewissum | ġewissum | ġewissum |
Adverb
ġewiss
- for sure, certainly
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Invention of the Holy Cross"
- Hēo becōm tō þǣre stōwe and āfand þrēo rōde. Ān wæs þæs Hǣlendes, and þā ōðra þāra þēofa. Þā nyste hēo ġewiss hwelc wǣre Cristes rōd.
- She came to the place and discovered three crosses. One was Jesus', and the others belonged to the thieves. But she didn't know for sure which cross was Christ's.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Invention of the Holy Cross"
Declension
Derived terms
- gewissung
- gewisslice
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