iwis

== English == === Alternative forms === iwys (16th century) ywis (16th–17th centuries) y-wis === Etymology 1 === From Middle English iwis, iwys, ywis (“certain, sure”), from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawiss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Dutch gewis (“sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”). More at wit, wis. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɪˈwɪs/ ==== Adverb ==== iwis (not comparable) (poetic, archaic) Certainly, surely, indeed. === Etymology 2 === Plural formed with the suffix -s. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈiːwiz/ ==== Noun ==== iwis plural of iwi === Anagrams === Wiis == Kapampangan == === Noun === iwis hiss made by cats