wiiss

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German wīz, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Cognate with German weiß, Dutch wit, English white, Icelandic hvítur.

Pronunciation

Adjective

wiiss (comparative wiisser, superlative wiissischt)

  1. white
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Helmut, gisch du bitte di wiise Serviette?
      Helmut, can you pass me the white napkins, please?

Declension

Declension of wiiss
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative
+ accusative 		weak wiiss wiiss(i) wiiss(e) wiisse
strong wiisse wiissi wiisses wiissi
dative weak wiisse wiisse
strong wiissem wiisser wiissem

Mixed paradigms occur after the indefinite article and certain other determiners, but the details vary.

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viːs/

Verb

wiiss

  1. second-person singular present indicative of wuessen
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