gewis

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

certain, sure

Adv

certainly, surely

sinonimi

zeker

vast

stellig

vaststaand

wis

verzekerd

bepaald

dicht

gesloten

vertrouwd

ongevaarlijk

beslist

betrouwbaar

bona fide

geborgen

goedaardig

behouden

safe

veilig

Con il trattino come

ge‧wis

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɣəˈʋɪs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da olandese medio: gewis

Ereditato da Old Dutch: *gewis

Affine inglese: wis

Affine tedesco: gewiss

Affine danese: vis

In summary

From Middle Dutch gewis, gewes (“certain, sure”), from Old Dutch *gewis (“certain, sure”) and gewisso (“certainly, surely”), both from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).
Cognate with English wis (“certain, sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”).