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Translingual

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Symbol

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vis

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Vishavan.

English

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vis on Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /vɪs/

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Etymology 1

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From Latin vīs.

Noun

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vis (plural vires)

Force; energy; might; power.

Derived terms

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vis absoluta
vis activa
vis a tergo
vis comica
vis compulsiva
vis impressa
vis inertiae
vis major
vis medicatrix naturae
vis mortua
vis motrix
vis passiva
vis vitae
vis vitalis
vis viva

Related terms

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vim
virial

Etymology 2

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Noun

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vis

Abbreviation of viscount.

Etymology 3

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From Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /vɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun

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vis (plural visses)

Alternative spelling of viss.

Etymology 4

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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vis (not comparable)

Clipping of visual.

Verb

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vis (third-person singular simple present viss, present participle vising, simple past and past participle vised)

Clipping of visualize.

Noun

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vis (plural vises)

Clipping of visualization.
Clipping of visual.
Clipping of visibility.

Derived terms

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hi-vis
pre-vis

Anagrams

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ISV, IVs, SIV

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch vis, from Middle Dutch visch, from Old Dutch fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /fəs/
Audio: (file)

Noun

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vis (plural visse, diminutive vissie)

fish (aquatic organism)
- 1998, Trompies, “Kom Push”, in Shosholoza:Ons gaan die vis vang(please add an English translation of this quotation)
(collective) fish (multiple fish collectively)

Related terms

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visser

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *uitśi-(ā), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“house, settlement”). Cognate to Sanskrit विश् (víś, “settlement, community, tribe”), Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house”), Latin vicus (“village”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [vis]

Noun

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vis m (plural vise, definite visi, definite plural viset)

place
land
country

Declension

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singular		plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vis	visi	vise	viset
accusative	vis	visin	vise	viset
dative	visi	visit	viseve	viseve
ablative	visi	visit	visesh	viseve

Derived terms

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visele

References

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^ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997.p . 419.
^ Vladimir, Orel. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the albanian language

Czech

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈvɪs]
Rhymes: -ɪs
Homophone: viz

Verb

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vis

second-person singular imperative of viset

Anagrams

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Dalmatian

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Etymology

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From Latin vādō.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /βis/

Verb

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vis

(first-person singular indicative present) of zer

Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vís (in ǫðru vís(i) "otherwise"), from Proto-Germanic *wīsō, *wīsǭ (“manner”). Cognate with Norwegian vis, Swedish vis, English wise, Dutch wijze and German Weise. Another variant of the same word is Danish vise (“song”), Swedish visa, from Old Norse vísa.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈʋiːˀs]
Rhymes: -iːˀs

Noun

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vis c

manner, way Synonyms: måde, facon Altså må jeg finde æblerne på anden vis.In conclusion, I must find the apples some other way.

Derived terms

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-vis

References

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“vis,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise”). Cognates include Norwegian vis, Swedish vis, English wise, and German weise.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈʋiˀs]
Rhymes: -iːˀs

Adjective

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vis (neuter vist, plural and definite singular attributive vise)

wise Coordinate terms: klog, indsigtsfuld

Inflection

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positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	vis	visere	visest2
indefinite neuter singular	vist	visere	visest2
plural	vise	visere	visest2
definite attributive1	vise	visere	viseste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

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“vis,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

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From Old Norse viss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz, cognate with Norwegian viss, Swedish viss, German gewiss.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈʋes]
Rhymes: -es

Adjective

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vis (neuter vist, plural and definite singular attributive visse)

sure, certain den visse dødcertain death
certain, a En vis Hr. Broholm vil tale med Dem.A mr. Broholm wishes to speak with you.

Inflection

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positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	vis	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	vist	—	—2
plural	visse	—	—2
definite attributive1	visse	—	—

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

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“vis,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈʋiˀs]
Rhymes: -iːˀs

Verb

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vis

imperative of vise

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /vɪs/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: vis
Rhymes: -ɪs

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch visch, from Old Dutch fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Noun

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vis m (plural vissen, diminutive visje n)

(countable) fish (aquatic organism)
(uncountable) fish (quantity of the above seen as catch, product, meat)

Alternative forms

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visch (before 1934)

Derived terms

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aasvis
anemoonvis
aprilvis
bakvis
beenvis
boter bij de vis
brakwatervis
bruinvis
clownvis
egelvis
gezond als een vis
goudvis
inktvis
klipvis
kogelvis
kookvis
kraakbeenvis
lintvis
lipvis
longvis
mossel noch vis
platvis
potvis
riviervis
roofvis
schelvis
schorpioenvis
slijmvis
steenvis
stokvis
vijlvis
vinvis
visachtig
visarend
visbestand
visdief
visgeur
visgraat
visolie
vispopulatie
visrijk
vissaus
vissen
vissenrijk
vissig
vissoep
visstand
vissterfte
visstick
visvangst
visvervanger
visvijver
visvork
vlees noch vis
vliegende vis
walvis
witvis
zeevis
zoetwatervis
zoutwatervis
zwaardvis

Descendants

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Afrikaans: vis
Berbice Creole Dutch: fesi
Jersey Dutch: väśe
Negerhollands: visch, vesch, fes, fis, vis
- → Virgin Islands Creole: fis (dated)
Skepi Creole Dutch: fesi, fisse, fiche
Petjo: fis
→? Aukan: fisi

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vis

inflection of vissen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
3. imperative

French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French vis, from Latin vītis (“vine”).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /vis/
Audio (Paris, France): (file)
Homophones: vice, vices, visse, vissent, visses

Noun

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vis f (invariable)

screw (metal fastener)

Derived terms

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dévisser
serrer la vis
tournevis
visser

Descendants

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→ Catalan: vis
→ Vietnamese: vít

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /vi/
Homophones: vie, vies, vit, vît

Verb

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vis

inflection of vivre:
1. first/second-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular present imperative
first/second-person singular past historic of voir

Latin

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Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwiːs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvis]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Italic *wīs, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s (“force, vehemence”), from *weyh₁- (“to rush”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “strength”), Sanskrit वयस् (vayas, “enjoyment, vigor, youth, age”). See also via, invītus, invītō, Ancient Greek οἶμος (oîmos).

Noun

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vīs f (genitive vīs); third declension

force, power, strength, vigor, faculty, potency Synonyms: rōbur, ops, vehementia
- Sit vīs tēcum.May the Force be with you.
- 160 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Adelphoe 65–67:Ō et erat longē mea quidem sententia, / quī imperium crēdat gravius esse et stabilius / vī quod fit quam illud quod amīcitia adiungitur.Oh and it’s really going too far, in my opinion, when anyone believes a command which is made by force to be more weighty and durable than that which is joined with affection.
(in the plural) strength, might (physical) omnibus vīribus ― with all his strength; with all her might; with all their force
violence, assault Synonyms: aggressiō, impressiō, assultus, invāsiō, concursus, impetus, appetītus, occursiō, oppugnātiō, incursus, incursiō, petītiō, ictus, procella
- the Wikipedia page Martin Luther on Catholic church reform Nōn vī, sed verbō.Not through violence, but the word.
ad vim atque ad arma confugere ― appeal to violence and fighting
(figuratively) meaning, significance, nature, essence and value of a word
(figuratively) assault, affront
(figuratively) quantity, flood
(New Latin, physics) energy, force

Usage notes

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In Republican Latin, the genitive singular is unattested, and the dative singular is nearly unattested; forms of rōbur (rōboris, rōborī) are used instead. The genitive singular is attested in imperial Roman authors; it occurs once in Tacitus (considered dubious by many editors) and multiple times in the legal writing of jurists such as Ulpian. Varro (De Lingua Latina 8.7) may obliquely refer to it when saying that the nominative form is shared with an oblique form ("et recto et obliquo vocabulo vis"). Per Weiss 2009, the etymologically expected genitive singular would be *vīis, which could have been contracted to vīs, but Weiss thinks the genitive singular was more likely an analogical creation on the model turris (n.s.) : turris (g.s.) :: vīs (n.s.) : vīs (g.s.).[1]
The plural forms of this noun are often treated as a separate plurale tantum noun, with a distinct meaning of physical force. An analogical nominative/accusative plural vīs is occasionally found, beginning with Lucretius.[1]

Declension

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Third-declension noun (non-neuter pure i-stem or non-neuter i-stem; two different stems).

singular	plural
nominative	vīs	vīrēsvīs
genitive	vīs	vīrium
dative	vī	vīribus
accusative	vim	vīrēsvīrīsvīs
ablative	vī	vīribus
vocative	vīs	vīrēsvīs

Derived terms

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vindex
violēns
violentia
violentus
violō

Descendants

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→ English: vis, vim

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁si, second-person singular present of *wéyh₁ti. This particular form is suppletive, in contrast to the other forms of volō which derive from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-, with the expected etymological inflection *wels becoming vel (“or; and/or”).

Verb

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vīs

second-person singular present active indicative of volō

Usage notes

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The verb nōlō originally had the equivalent form nēvīs, but it fell out of use in favour of nōn vīs by the Classical period.

Derived terms

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quantusvīs
sī vīs
quīvīs

References

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↑ 1.0 1.1 Weiss, Michael L. (2009), Outline of the Historical and Comparative Grammar of Latin‎[1], Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, →ISBN, § III, pages 255-6

Latvian

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Particle

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vis (invariable)

Used to strengthen denying of the verb nav vis ― not at all es neiešu vis ― I shall not go

Adverb

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vis

very, most (synonym of word pats)

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French vis.

Noun

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vis m (plural vis)

face

Descendants

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French: vis

Norman

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Verb

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vis

first-person singular preterite of vaie

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse víss.

Adjective

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vis (neuter singular vist, definite singular and plural vise, comparative visere, indefinite superlative visest, definite superlative viseste)

wise

Derived terms

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visdom

Etymology 2

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Verb

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vis

imperative of vise

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ʋiːs/

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz. Akin to English wise.

Adjective

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vis (neuter vist, definite singular and plural vise, comparative visare, indefinite superlative visast, definite superlative visaste)

wise Han er ein vis mann.He is a wise man.

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse vís, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō. Akin to English wise.

Noun

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vis f or m or n (definite singular visen or visa or viset, indefinite plural visar or viser or vis, definite plural visane or visene or visa)

a way, manner Synonym: måte Dette har vore gjort på ulike vis.This has been done in different ways. Her gjer med det på dette viset.We do it in this manner here.

Usage notes

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The by far most common gender in use is neuter.

Inflection

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singular		plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
Aasen1		Vis f	Visi	Viser	Viserna
1901		viser (visir)	viserne (visine)
1917		visa, visi	viser	visene2
1938		visa [visi]
1959		vis m, f or n	visen; visa [visi]; viset	visar; viser; vis	visane; visene; visa [visi]
2012 (current)		vis m, f or n	visen; visa; viset	visar; viser; vis	visane; visene; visa

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Form was allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

Etymology 3

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Verb

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vis

imperative of visa

References

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“vis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

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siv, svi

Old French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin vīsus m.

Noun

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vis oblique singular, m (oblique plural vis, nominative singular vis, nominative plural vis)

(anatomy) face Synonyms: visage m, face f
opinion

Descendants

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⇒ French: visage m, avis m

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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vis

inflection of vif (“alive”):
1. oblique plural
2. nominative singular

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Latin vītis (“vine”).

Noun

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vis oblique singular, f (oblique plural viz, nominative singular viz, nominative plural vis)

screw

Descendants

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French: vis
- → Catalan: vis
- → Vietnamese: vít
→ Irish: bís, vís
→ Middle English: vis, vys
- English: vise, vice (Commonwealth)

Piedmontese

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Etymology

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From Latin vītis.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /vis/

Noun

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vis f (plural vis)

vine

Polabian

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈvis/

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *vьśь.

Pronoun

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vis m

Alternative forms

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vės

Declension

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This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Slavic *osь.

Noun

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vis f

axis

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template(g=f).

References

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Lehr-Spławiński, Tadeusz (1994), Słownik etymołogiczny języka drzewian połabskich. Zeszyt 6. (in Polish), Warszawa: Energia, pages 991-992.

Portuguese

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Adjective

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vis

masculine/feminine plural of vil

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin vīsum.

Pronunciation

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Audio: (file)

Noun

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vis n (plural visuri or vise)

dream; vision

Declension

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singular		plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	vis	visul	visuri	visurile
genitive-dative	vis	visului	visuri	visurilor
vocative	visule		visurilor

singular		plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	vis	visul	vise	visele
genitive-dative	vis	visului	vise	viselor
vocative	visule		viselor

Related terms

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visa
vedea

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vysь.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ʋîːs/

Noun

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vȋs m inan (Cyrillic spelling ви̑с)

(expressive, in the literature) height dići u vis ― to raise, elevate skok u vis ― high jump
summit (of a hill)

Declension

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singular	plural
nominative	vȋs	vísovi
genitive	visa	visova
dative	visu	visovima
accusative	vis	visove
vocative	vise	visovi
locative	visu	visovima
instrumental	visom	visovima

References

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“vis”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /viːs/
Audio: (file)

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”).

Adjective

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vis (comparative visare, superlative visast)

wise en vis mana wise man gammal och visold and wise

Usage notes

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"De tre vise männen (“the three wise men”)" uses an archaic weak masculine plural form vise.

Declension

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Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	vis	visare	visast
neuter singular	vist	visare	visast
plural	visa	visare	visast
masculine plural2	vise	visare	visast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	vise	visare	visaste
all	visa	visare	visaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.2 Dated or archaic.3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

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visdom

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse vís, from Proto-Germanic *wīsą. Cognate with Old English wise, archaic English wise.

Noun

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vis n

(usually with på) a way (manner in which something is done or happens) Near-synonym: sätt Det fungerade inte, så vi får göra på något annat visIt didn't work, so we'll have to do it some other way Hon gör det på sitt eget lilla visShe does it in her own little way Det ska inte gå att göra mål på det visetIt should be impossible to score like that [in that way] disco på finskt visdisco the Finnish way ... på så vis att ...... in such wise that ... [archaic English – "... in such a way that ..."]

Declension

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nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vis	vis
singular	definite	viset	visets
plural	indefinite	vis	vis
plural	definite	visen	visens

Derived terms

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på så vis
på sätt och vis

References

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vis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
vis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
vis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

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Zealandic

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch visch, from Old Dutch fisc, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Noun

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vis m (plural [please provide])

fish

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Etymology 1

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Etymology 3

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Afrikaans

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Albanian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

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Derived terms

References

Further reading

Czech

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Anagrams

Dalmatian

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Danish

Etymology 1

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Noun

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References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

References

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

References

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Further reading

Etymology 2