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weiß

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See also: weiss, Weiss, Weiß, and wéiss

Bavarian

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Etymology

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Cognate with German weiß.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈβɑɛ̯s/, [ˈvɑɛ̯s]
  • (East Central Bavarian, Vienna) IPA(key): /ˈvæːs/
    • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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weiß (comparative weißer, superlative weißastn)

  1. white

See also

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Colors in Bavarian · Foarbm (layout · text)
     weiß      grau      schwoarz
             roud/rod              oransch/orange; braun              gejb/gölb/gööb
                          grea/grean             
                          blau              blau
             lila, violett              lila              rosa

German

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weiße Wolke

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From Middle High German wīȥ, from Old High German wīȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (bright; shine).

    Adjective

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    weiß (strong nominative masculine singular weißer, comparative weißer, superlative am weißesten)

    1. white
      Antonym: schwarz
    Declension
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    Hyponyms
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    See also
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    Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
         Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
                 Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
                 Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
                 Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
                 Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    weiß

    1. first-person singular present of wissen
      Ich weiß das bereits.
      I already know that.
      Ich weiß nicht.
      I do not know.
    2. third-person singular present of wissen
      Er weiß das bereits.
      He already knows that.
      Er weiß nicht.
      He does not know.

    Verb

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    weiß

    1. second-person singular imperative of weißen

    Further reading

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    • weiß”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • weiß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • weiß” in OpenThesaurus.de
    • weiß on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de