wiis

See also: -wiis and Wiis

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• wees (Föhr-Amrum)
• weese (Mooring)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-, cognate with Old English wesan, West Frisian wêze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːs/

Verb

wiis

1. (Sylt) to be

Usage notes

• Wiis is the only verb whose first-person singular and plural present are distinct from the infinitive I.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiis (Sylt dialect)

infinitive I	wiis
infinitive II	(tö) wiisen
past participle	wesen
imperative	wiis
	present	past
1st singular	sen	wiar
2nd singular	best	wiarst
3rd singular	es	wiar
plural / dual	sen	wiar
	perfect	pluperfect
1st singular	sen wesen	wiar wesen
2nd singular	best wesen	wiarst wesen
3rd singular	es wesen	wiar wesen
plural / dual	sen wesen	wiar wesen
	future (skel)	future (wel)
1st singular	skel wiis	wel wiis
2nd singular	sket wiis	wet wiis
3rd singular	skel wiis	wel wiis
plural / dual	skel wiis	wel wiis