-vis

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

Danish

Suffix

-vis

1. -wise "in the manner of [something]"

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -vis

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯iːs/, [u̯iːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vis/, [vis]

Suffix

-vīs

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -vus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Cognate with English -wise and German -erweise, from the same root as the noun vis

Suffix

-vis

1. suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -vis

• “-vis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the same root as the noun vis.

Suffix

-vis

1. suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -vis

• “-vis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish -vīs, from Old Norse -vís. Cognate with English -wise and German -erweise, from the same root as the noun vis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌviːs/, [ˌviːs̪]

Suffix

-vis

1. -wise (by way of (in a way that concerns, in various senses) the preceding noun or adjective – compare "-mässig")

   hoppande djur, exempelvis grodor

   jumping animals, for example frogs

   (literally, “jumping animals, examplewise / by way of example frogs”)

   förhållandevis liten

   relatively small

   (literally, “relationwise small / by way of relation small”)

   Det ligger snö fläckvis

   There are patches of snow

   (literally, “It lies snow patchwise”)

   1. by; -ly

      Lönen betalas ut månadsvis

      The salary is paid monthly

      (literally, “The salary is paid out monthwise / by month”)

      Citroner säljs ofta styckvis

      Lemons are often sold individually

      (literally, “Lemons are often sold piecewise / by piece”)

      Kakorna säljs lådvis

      The cookies are sold by the box

      (literally, “The cookies are sold boxwise”)

   2. -s (often to specify a large amount, sometimes hyperbolically)

      tonvis av felmärkt kött

      tons of mislabeled meat

      (literally, “tonnewise of mislabeled meat”)

      massvis

      lots, tons

      (literally, “masswise [compare "en massa / massor"]”)

      drösvis

      in droves

Usage notes

-wise in the sense of "with respect to," like in timewise, moneywise, etc., is -mässig.

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -vis

See also

• -mässig
• vis

References

• -vis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• -vis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• -vis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• [1] in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• Siv