-vis

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

Danish

Etymology

Formed after the noun vis, from Middle Low German wis(e).

Suffix

-vis

suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns
1. denotes that something occurs (in large numbers) in certain units
2. -wise "in the manner of [something]"

Declension

Inflection of *-vis*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	-vis	—	—²
indefinite neuter singular	-vist	—	—²
plural	-vise	—	—²
definite attributive¹	-vise	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

References

“-vis” in Den Danske Ordbog

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [wiːs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [vis]

Suffix

-vīs

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

suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns

References

“-vis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the same root as the noun vis.

Suffix

-vis

suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns

References

“-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

-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

References

“-vis”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“-vis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“-vis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
[1] in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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