wittig

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz, equivalent to witt +‎ -iġ. Cognate with Old Saxon witig, Old High German wizzīg and German witzig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwit.tij/

Adjective

wittiġ

  1. having knowledge, wisdom, sense; having wit; witty

Declension

Declension of wittiġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wittiġ wittiġu, witġu, wittiġo, witġo wittiġ
Accusative wittiġne wittiġe, witġe wittiġ
Genitive wittiġes, witġes wittiġre wittiġes, witġes
Dative wittiġum, witġum wittiġre wittiġum, witġum
Instrumental wittiġe, witġe wittiġre wittiġe, witġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wittiġe, witġe wittiġa, witġa, wittiġe, witġe wittiġu, witġu, wittiġo, witġo
Accusative wittiġe, witġe wittiġa, witġa, wittiġe, witġe wittiġu, witġu, wittiġo, witġo
Genitive wittiġra wittiġra wittiġra
Dative wittiġum, witġum wittiġum, witġum wittiġum, witġum
Instrumental wittiġum, witġum wittiġum, witġum wittiġum, witġum
Declension of wittiġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wittiġa, witġa wittiġe, witġe wittiġe, witġe
Accusative wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan wittiġe, witġe
Genitive wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan
Dative wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan
Instrumental wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan
Accusative wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan wittiġan, witġan
Genitive wittiġra, wittiġena, witġena wittiġra, wittiġena, witġena wittiġra, wittiġena, witġena
Dative wittiġum, witġum wittiġum, witġum wittiġum, witġum
Instrumental wittiġum, witġum wittiġum, witġum wittiġum, witġum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: witti, witty

References

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