weiß

Sentences

Man
1️⃣

ist nicht
🚫

dumm , weil man
1️⃣

etwas nicht
🚫

weiß

.

You're not stupid because you don't know something.

Hals und Brust sind jedoch weiß

.

However, the neck and chest are white.

Ich weiß

, dass in der Region auch Ungeduld herrscht .

I know that there is also impatience in the region.

Über seine Schul- und Lehrjahre weiß

man
1️⃣

nichts .

Nothing is known about his school and apprenticeship years.

Die oberen Schneidezähne haben eine Rille und sind weiß

.

The upper incisors have a groove and are white.

Meaning

wissen

(intransitive, preterite-present, transitive) to know; to be aware of (a fact)
(intransitive, preterite-present, transitive) to know; to be aware of (a fact)
(preterite-present) to remember (with noch)

white cloth

Opposite of

schwarz

farbneutral

lichtvoll

unausgefüllt

unbedruckt

weiß machen

Ich weiß

λευκός

άσπρος

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vaɪ̯s/

Inherited from Middle High German

wīz

Inherited from Old High German

wīz

In summary

From Middle High German wīȥ, from Old High German wīȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (“bright; shine”).

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