gewiss

See also: gewiß

German

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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)

  1. certain
    Antonym: ungewiss

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Adverb

gewiss

  1. certainly, indeed
    Synonym: sicherlich

Descendants

  • Kashubian: gwës

References

  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “gewiß”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

  • gewiss” in Duden online
  • gewiss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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]

Adjective

ġewiss

  1. sure (+ genitive of something)
  2. certain, particular
  3. unfailing

Declension

Adverb

ġewiss

  1. 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.

Noun

ġewiss n

  1. certainty

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Descendants

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