different between vise vs viss

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis, viz, from Latin v?tis (“vine”); probably akin to English withy.

Alternative forms

• vice (British English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?s/
• Homophone: vice
• Rhymes: -a?s

Noun

vise (plural vises)

1. (US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

Translations

Verb

vise (third-person singular simple present vises, present participle vising, simple past and past participle vised)

1. To clamp with or as with a vise.

Etymology 2

Verb

vise (third-person singular simple present vises, present participle viseing, simple past and past participle vised)

1. Alternative form of visé

References

• vise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Ives, vies

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?v?s?]

Verb

vise

1. masculine singular present transgressive of viset

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??i?s?]
• Rhymes: -i?s?

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vísa f, {from Proto-Germanic *w?s?, *w?s? (“manner”), the same word as Danish vis, -vis, English -wise, German Weise.

Noun

vise c (singular definite visen, plural indefinite viser)

1. song, ballad, ditty

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *w?s?n?, a variant of *w?sijan?, hence German weisen, Dutch wijsen. Both are derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *w?saz (“wise”), hence Danish vis.

Verb

vise (imperative vis, infinitive at vise, present tense viser, past tense viste, perfect tense har vist)

1. to show
2. (mathematics) to prove
3. (reflexive) show off

Inflection

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

vise

1. plural and definite singular attributive of vis

French

Verb

vise

1. first-person singular present indicative of viser
2. third-person singular present indicative of viser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of viser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of viser
5. second-person singular imperative of viser

Anagrams

• sévi, vies

Galician

Verb

vise

1. first-person singular preterite subjunctive of ver
2. third-person singular preterite subjunctive of ver

Latin

Participle

v?se

1. vocative masculine singular of v?sus

Middle English

Noun

vise

1. Alternative form of vice

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

vise

1. definite singular/plural of vis

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vísa (“a manner of singing”), related to vis.

Noun

vise f or m (definite singular visa or visen, indefinite plural viser, definite plural visene)

1. lyrical or epic poem with plain content and plain melody

Usage notes

The Scandinavian term vise is less comprehensive than the English song (Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Bokmål sang), German German Lied or French French chanson. The term sang is often citing a collective whereas the vise more commonly refers to an I.

Derived terms

Related terms

• sang

Verb

vise (imperative vis, present tense viser, passive vises, simple past viste, past participle vist, present participle visende)

1. to show

2. to send someone on their way

Derived terms

References

• “vise” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

• sive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *w?s?n?.

Alternative forms

• visa (a infinitive)

Verb

vise (present tense viser, past tense viste, past participle vist, passive infinitive visast, present participle visande, imperative vis)

1. (transitive) to show, point out
2. (transitive) to send away
3. (transitive) to demonstrate, to give proof of
4. (intransitive) to be visible

Synonyms

• (most senses): syna, syne

Derived terms

• vise bort
• vise døra
• vise farge
• vise fingeren
• vise tenner
• vise tilbake på
• vise til rette

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vísa.

Noun

vise f (definite singular visa, indefinite plural viser, definite plural visene)

1. lyrical or epic poem with plain content and plain melody

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vísir.

Noun

vise m (definite singular visen, indefinite plural visar, definite plural visane)

1. top of cereal grass
2. stalk and leaves of a plant
3. flower

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

vise

1. definite singular of vis
2. plural of vis

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

vise

1. neuter of visen

References

• “vise” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• seiv, sevi, sive, vise-

Portuguese

Verb

vise

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of visar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of visar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of visar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of visar

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?vi.se]

Noun

vise n pl

1. plural of vis

Synonyms

• visuri

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bise/, [?bi.se]

Verb

vise

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of visar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of visar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of visar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of visar.

Swedish

Adjective

vise

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of vis.
2. (dated) absolute plural form of vis.

Noun

vise c

1. a queen bee

Declension

Related terms

References

• vise in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

English

Alternative forms

• vis

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ???? (v?cai) and/or Telugu ???? (v?se)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Noun

viss (plural visses)

1. A Burmese unit of measure for weight, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds).

Related terms

• tical (a unit of weight equal to 0.01 viss)

Translations

Anagrams

• ISVs

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse viss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz. Cognate with Swedish viss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?s?/
• Rhymes: -?s?

Adjective

viss (comparative vissari, superlative vissastur)

1. certain, sure, positive

   Ertu viss? — Já, ég er alveg viss.

   Are you sure? — Yes, I'm positive.

2. certain, having been determined but unspecific

   Að falla úr vissri hæð.

   To fall from a certain height.

Inflection

Synonyms

• (sure): öruggur, (informal, dated) sikker
• (certain): ákveðinn

Derived terms

• óviss

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *visas, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-so-s, from *wi-, *w?- (“separated, divided; two parts of a whole”). Cognates include Lithuanian vìsas, Sudovian wisa, Proto-Slavic *v?x? (Old Church Slavonic ???? (v?s?), Russian ???? (ves?), Belarusian ?????? (uvjés?), Ukrainian ???? (ves?), ?????? (uvés?), Bulgarian ??? (vse), Czech ves, Polish wszy, Sanskrit ?? (ví, “apart, asunder, off, in several directions”), ????? (ví?va, “all, each, whole”), Avestan ????????????????????-? (v?spa-), Old Persian [script needed] (visa-, “all, whole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vis]

Adjective

viss (no definite forms; irreg. adv. (none))

1. (usually singular) all, whole, entire (considered as a single entity)

2. (of time periods, in the accusative) all, whole (during the entire time period)

3. (usually plural) all, all the... (the entire group of, without exception)

4. (with abstractions entities, ideas) all, full (maximally intense)

Pronoun

viss (indefinite)

1. (masculine singular forms) all, everything, anything

   vieta, kur? var?ja atrast visu ko: labo un slikto, jauno un veco, atpalikušo un progres?vo - a place where one could find all that (= all kinds of things): good and bad, new and old, backward and progressive

2. (plural forms) all, everyone, everybody

   visi jau ir pa?duši - everybody has already eaten

   visi ir veseli - all are healthy

   n?ca visi kop? - they all came together

   visu v?rd? - in the name of (= on behalf of) everyone

   visi bez iz??muma - everybody, without exception

   visi skraid?ja ap ugunsgr?ku k? apmulsuši, cits caur citu vaiman?dami - everybody (just) ran around the fire confusedly, wailing at each other

   visi, kas no m?tes ir aizg?juši pasaul? laimi mekl?t, ir apg?juši pasaulei apk?rt un atraduši tikai m?ti - all those who went away from their mother to look for happiness in the world, went all around the world and found only (their) mother

Usage notes

Viss has no definite forms; the indefinite forms are used in all cases. It has also no comparative or superlative forms.

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "whole"): vesels
• (for time periods): augs

Antonyms

• (of "everything"): nekas

Derived terms

• All superlative adjectives and superlative adverbs.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse víss

Adjective

viss (neuter singular visst, definite singular and plural visse)

1. certain

   til en viss grad - to a certain extent

Antonyms

• uviss

Derived terms

• visshet

References

• “viss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s?/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse víss

Adjective

viss (neuter singular visst, definite singular and plural visse)

1. certain

Antonyms

• uviss

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German wes

Conjunction

viss

1. if

Synonyms

• dersom

References

• “viss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse viss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz. Cognate with Icelandic viss.

Pronunciation

Adjective

viss (comparative vissare, superlative vissast)

1. certain, convinced

   Experterna har nu blivit vissa om olyckans orsaker.

   The experts have now become certain regarding the causes of the accident.

2. some, certain, particular (not comparable)

   I vissa avseenden, fungerar det inte.

   In some ways, it doesn't work.

Declension

Related terms

• visshet

See also

• några