gewis

From Middle Dutch gewis, gewes (“certain, sure”), from Old Dutch *gewis (“certain, sure”) and gewisso (“certainly, surely”), both from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).

Cognate with English wis (“certain, sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”).

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈʋɪs/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧wis
• Rhymes: -ɪs

gewis (not comparable)

1. (dated) certain, sure

• Afrikaans: gewis
• Negerhollands: gewis

gewis

1. (dated) certainly, surely

• zeker

• onwis
• onzeker

• wis

• is weg, wegis

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwis/

ġewis n

1. Alternative form of ġewiss

ġewis

1. Alternative form of ġewiss