gewiss

Meaning

Opposite of
ungewiss
Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gwiss

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈvɪs/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German gewis, from Old High German giwis, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”). Cognate with Dutch wis, English iwis.

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