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See also: vis, Vis, vís, viš, víš, and Vis.

Danish

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-vis

  1. -wise "in the manner of [something]"

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Pronunciation

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-vīs

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -vus

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Cognate with English -wise and German -erweise, from the same root as the noun vis

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-vis

  1. suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From the same root as the noun vis.

Suffix

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-vis

  1. suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish -vīs, from Old Norse -vís. Cognate with English -wise and German -erweise, from the same root as the noun vis.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌviːs/, [ˌviːs̪]

Suffix

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-vis

  1. -wise (by way of (in a way that concerns, in various senses) the preceding noun or adjective – compare "-mässig")
    hoppande djur, exempelvis grodor
    jumping animals, for example frogs
    (literally, “jumping animals, examplewise / by way of example frogs”)
    förhållandevis liten
    relatively small
    (literally, “relationwise small / by way of relation small”)
    Det ligger snö fläckvis
    There are patches of snow
    (literally, “It lies snow patchwise”)
    1. by; -ly
      Lönen betalas ut månadsvis
      The salary is paid monthly
      (literally, “The salary is paid out monthwise / by month”)
      Citroner säljs ofta styckvis
      Lemons are often sold individually
      (literally, “Lemons are often sold piecewise / by piece”)
      Kakorna säljs lådvis
      The cookies are sold by the box
      (literally, “The cookies are sold boxwise”)
    2. -s (often to specify a large amount, sometimes hyperbolically)
      tonvis av felmärkt kött
      tons of mislabeled meat
      (literally, “tonnewise of mislabeled meat”)
      massvis
      lots, tons
      (literally, “masswise [compare "en massa / massor"]”)
      drösvis
      in droves

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-wise in the sense of "with respect to," like in timewise, moneywise, etc., is -mässig.

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