Old English · suffix
-wis
- Part of speech
- suffix
- IPA
- /ˌwiːs/
- Syllables
- ˌwiːs (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- -eous-uous-wisespecifieddenoting
Meaning
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denoting a specified way, manner, condition, habit or direction
rihtwīs
right-wise, righteous, just
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-wīs, from Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz, related to Old English wīse (“wise, manner, direction”).
Descendants
-eous, -uous, -wise
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