vís

See also: vis, Vis, viš, víš, -vis, and Vis.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viːs/
    Rhymes: -iːs

Adjective

vís (comparative vísari, superlative vísastur)

  1. wise, knowledgeable
  2. certain, not to be doubted

Declension

Positive forms of vís
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vís vís víst
accusative vísan vísa
dative vísum vísri vísu
genitive víss vísrar víss
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vísir vísar vís
accusative vísa
dative vísum
genitive vísra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vísi vísa vísa
acc/dat/gen vísa vísu
plural (all-case) vísu
Comparative forms of vís
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) vísari vísari vísara
plural (all-case) vísari
Superlative forms of vís
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vísastur vísust vísast
accusative vísastan vísasta
dative vísustum vísastri vísustu
genitive vísasts vísastrar vísasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vísastir vísastar vísust
accusative vísasta
dative vísustum
genitive vísastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vísasti vísasta vísasta
acc/dat/gen vísasta vísustu
plural (all-case) vísustu

Irish

Noun

vís f (genitive singular víse, nominative plural víseanna)

  1. alternative form of bís (vice; screw; spiral)

Declension

Declension of vís (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative vís víseanna
vocative a vís a víseanna
genitive víse víseanna
dative vís víseanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an vís na víseanna
genitive na víse na víseanna
dative leis an vís
don vís
leis na víseanna

References

Old Norse

Adjective

vís

  1. inflection of víss:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural