-wise

Significado (Inglés)

1. In the direction or orientation of.
2. In the manner of.
3. In the matter of; with regard to.
4. One at a time, or one thing at a time.

Sinónimos

wise

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/waɪz/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English -wis, from Old English -wīs (“-wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *-wīs, from Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise, skilled, knowledgeable”), related to Old English wīs, wīse (“manner, way, fashion”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian -wiese, Dutch -wijs, German -weise, Danish -vis, Swedish -vis, Norwegian Bokmål -vis (“-wise”). More at wise (“way, manner”).