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See also: Wies, wieś, -wies, Wieś, and Więś

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wies

  1. plural of wy
    • 1856, Goold Brown, The First Lines of English Grammar, page 10:
      These names [] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees.

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Afrikaans

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wies

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of wees.

Central Franconian

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From Middle High German wīz, from Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (bright; shine).

Compare Limburgish wiet, Luxembourgish wäiss, German weiß, Dutch wit, English white.

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wies (partitive Wieses, comparative wieser, superlative 't wieste)

  1. (Kirchröadsj) white, reflecting most or all light
    Antonym: zjwats
  2. (Kirchröadsj) white, having a low amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
    Antonym: zjwats
  3. (Kirchröadsj, figuratively) legal
    Antonym: zjwats

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Colors in Central Franconian · Färve (layout · text)
     Wieß, Wies, Weiß      Jries, Greis, Jroo, Groo      Zjwats, Schwats
             Rut, Roeëd; Kérmes, Karmieng              Amber; Brong, Broun, Brung, Broeng              Jäl, Jeël, Jell, Gäl; Oker
             Liem, Lich Jrön              Jrön, Green, Grien, Jreun, Jröng              Minz Jrön; Donkeljrön, Donkerjreun, Donkeljröng
             Turquoise, Turkwaas              Blau (Hellblau, Himmelblau)              Blau, Blauw, Bloo, Bloh (Donkelblau, Donkelbloo)
             Violett; Indiego              Majénta; Lila              Rose, Rosrut

Dutch

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wies

  1. singular past indicative of wassen

Dutch Low Saxon

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From Middle Low German wîs, from Old Saxon wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

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wies (comparative wiezer, superlative wiest)

  1. wise
  2. clever

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German

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wies

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of weisen

German Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wîs, from Old Saxon wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

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wies (comparative wieser, superlative wiesest)

  1. wise
  2. clever

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Kashubian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs
  • Syllabification: wies

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wies f (diminutive wioska, related adjective wiesczi or wsowi)

  1. village (rural municipality)
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  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “vjes”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 254
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “wieś”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1], volume 2, page 1290
  • wies”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022