gisa

See also: ǧíša

Basque

Etymology

First attested in 1571, a borrowing from Spanish or Old Spanish guisa; itself likely from Gothic *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰 (*weisa, way, manner), from Proto-Germanic *wīsō (way, method, etc.), related to *wīsaz (wise).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡis̺a/ [ɡi.s̺a]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -is̺a, -a
  • Hyphenation: gi‧sa

Noun

gisa inan

  1. way, manner
    Synonyms: modu, molde

Declension

Declension of gisa (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gisa gisa gisak
ergative gisak gisak gisek
dative gisari gisari gisei
genitive gisaren gisaren gisen
comitative gisarekin gisarekin gisekin
causative gisarengatik gisarengatik gisengatik
benefactive gisarentzat gisarentzat gisentzat
instrumental gisaz gisaz gisez
inessive gisatan gisan gisetan
locative gisatako gisako gisetako
allative gisatara gisara gisetara
terminative gisataraino gisaraino gisetaraino
directive gisatarantz gisarantz gisetarantz
destinative gisatarako gisarako gisetarako
ablative gisatatik gisatik gisetatik
partitive gisarik
prolative gisatzat

Derived terms

Postposition

gisa

  1. [with genitive] as, like, in the manner of
    Synonyms: gisan, gisara, gisaz, bezala
    Oiloen gisa zabiltza.You walk like a hen. (literally, “You walk [in] the way of hens.”)

Usage notes

The declined forms gisan, gisara and gisaz can also be used as postpositions, with the same meaning. The first two are about as common as the bare form, while the last one is rarer.

Further reading

  • gisa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • gisa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guisar (to stew).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gi‧sa
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡisa/ [ˈɡi.sa]

Noun

gisá

  1. saute

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish guisar (to stew).

Pronunciation

Verb

gisa

  1. to sauté
  2. to stir fry

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

gisa

  1. to bleed (of a spider)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guisar (to stew).

Verb

gisa

  1. to bake, to fry

Malagasy

Etymology

Borrowed from English geese.

Noun

gisa

  1. goose
    Synonyms: vorombe, gisy

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guisar (to stew).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡiˈsa/ [ɡɪˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: gi‧sa

Adjective

gisá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐ)

  1. sautéd
    Synonyms: gisado, ginisa

Noun

gisá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐ)

  1. act of sautéing
  2. (figurative, colloquial) grilling (interrogation)

Derived terms

Anagrams

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Verb

gisa

  1. to pour