Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gawiss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz. Equivalent to gi- + *wis.
Adjective
giwis
- certain
Inflection
Declension of giwis (a-stem)
| strong declension
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| case
|
masculine
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feminine
|
neuter
|
plural
|
|
|
| nominative
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giwis
|
giwis
|
giwis
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giwissa, giwisse
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| accusative
|
giwissan, giwissen
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giwissa
|
giwis
|
giwissa, giwisse
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| genitive
|
giwisses
|
giwissero
|
giwisses
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giwissero
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| dative
|
giwissin, giwissemo
|
giwissero
|
giwissin, giwissemo
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giwisson
|
| weak declension
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| case
|
masculine
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feminine
|
neuter
|
plural
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|
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| nominative
|
giwisso
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giwissa
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giwissa
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giwisson
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| accusative
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giwisson
|
giwisson
|
giwissa
|
giwisson
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| genitive
|
giwissin
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giwisson
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giwissin
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giwissono
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| dative
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giwissin
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giwisson
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giwissin
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giwisson
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: gewis, gewes
References
- “giwis”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gawissaz.
Adjective
giwis
- certain
- Synonym: giwissi
Declension
Strong declension of giwis
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwisēr, giwis
|
giwisiu, giwis
|
giwisaȥ, giwis
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| accusative
|
giwisan
|
giwisa
|
giwisaȥ, giwis
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| genitive
|
giwises
|
giwisera
|
giwises
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| dative
|
giwisemu
|
giwiseru
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giwisemu
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| instrumental
|
giwisu
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—
|
giwisu
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|
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| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwise, giwis
|
giwiso, giwis
|
giwisiu, giwis
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| accusative
|
giwise
|
giwiso
|
giwisiu, giwis
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| genitive
|
giwisero
|
giwisero
|
giwisero
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| dative
|
giwisēm
|
giwisēm
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giwisēm
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Weak declension of giwis
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwiso
|
giwisa
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giwisa
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| accusative
|
giwison
|
giwisūn
|
giwisa
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| genitive
|
giwisen
|
giwisūn
|
giwisen
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| dative
|
giwisen
|
giwisūn
|
giwisen
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwison
|
giwisūn
|
giwison
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| accusative
|
giwison
|
giwisūn
|
giwison
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| genitive
|
giwisōno
|
giwisōno
|
giwisōno
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| dative
|
giwisōm
|
giwisōm
|
giwisōm
|
Declension of comparative of giwis
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwisōro
|
giwisōra
|
giwisōra
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| accusative
|
giwisōron
|
giwisōrūn
|
giwisōra
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| genitive
|
giwisōren
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giwisōrūn
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giwisōren
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| dative
|
giwisōren
|
giwisōrūn
|
giwisōren
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|
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| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwisōron
|
giwisōrūn
|
giwisōron
|
| accusative
|
giwisōron
|
giwisōrūn
|
giwisōron
|
| genitive
|
giwisōrōno
|
giwisōrōno
|
giwisōrōno
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| dative
|
giwisōrōm
|
giwisōrōm
|
giwisōrōm
|
Strong declension of superlative giwis
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwisōstēr, giwisōst
|
giwisōstiu, giwisōst
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giwisōstaȥ, giwisōst
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| accusative
|
giwisōstan
|
giwisōsta
|
giwisōstaȥ, giwisōst
|
| genitive
|
giwisōstes
|
giwisōstera
|
giwisōstes
|
| dative
|
giwisōstemu
|
giwisōsteru
|
giwisōstemu
|
| instrumental
|
giwisōstu
|
—
|
giwisōstu
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwisōste, giwisōst
|
giwisōsto, giwisōst
|
giwisōstiu, giwisōst
|
| accusative
|
giwisōste
|
giwisōsto
|
giwisōstiu, giwisōst
|
| genitive
|
giwisōstero
|
giwisōstero
|
giwisōstero
|
| dative
|
giwisōstēm
|
giwisōstēm
|
giwisōstēm
|
Weak declension of superlative giwis
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwisōsto
|
giwisōsta
|
giwisōsta
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| accusative
|
giwisōston
|
giwisōstūn
|
giwisōsta
|
| genitive
|
giwisōsten
|
giwisōstūn
|
giwisōsten
|
| dative
|
giwisōsten
|
giwisōstūn
|
giwisōsten
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
giwisōston
|
giwisōstūn
|
giwisōston
|
| accusative
|
giwisōston
|
giwisōstūn
|
giwisōston
|
| genitive
|
giwisōstōno
|
giwisōstōno
|
giwisōstōno
|
| dative
|
giwisōstōm
|
giwisōstōm
|
giwisōstōm
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Descendants