viss

== English == === Alternative forms === vis === Etymology === Borrowed from Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪs/ Rhymes: -ɪs === Noun === viss (plural visses) (Myanmar) 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 == Cimbrian == === Alternative forms === biss, visch === Etymology === From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk (“fish”). Cognate with German Fisch. === Noun === viss m (plural vissar) (Sette Comuni) fish ==== Derived terms ==== vissaran dorvìssan === References === “viss” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse viss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz. Cognate with Swedish viss. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɪs(ː)] Rhymes: -ɪsː === Adjective === viss (comparative vissari, superlative vissastur) certain, sure, positive certain, having been determined but unspecific ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (sure): öruggur, (informal, dated) sikker (certain): ákveðinn ==== Derived terms ==== óviss == Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wiśas, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-so-s, from *wi-, *wī- (“separated, divided; two parts of a whole”). Cognates include Lithuanian vi̇̀sas, Old Prussian wissa f sg (“all”), Proto-Slavic *vьśь, Sanskrit वि (ví, “apart, asunder, off, in several directions”), विश्व (víśva, “all, each, whole”), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀- (vīspa-), Old Persian [script needed] (visa-, “all, whole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [vis] === Adjective === viss (no definite forms; irreg. adv. (none)) (usually singular) all, whole, entire (considered as a single entity) viss mežs ― all the forest, the whole forest visa māja ― the whole house viss vezums ― the entire cartful visa raža ― the whole harvest visa produkcija ― the whole production, output visa cilvēce ― all humanity, the whole human race klusēt visu ceļu ― to be quiet all the way izlasīt visu pasaku ― to read the whole fairy tale smaidīt pa visu seju ― to smile all over (lit. on all) (one's) face visa mugura slapja ― all (his) back (is) wet visas rokas jēlas ― (his) hands (are) all raw viņa visa nodrebēja ― she entire trembled (= all her body) par to runā visa pilsēta ― the whole town is talking about that divtelpu jeb tā saucamās dvīņu klētis sastopamas visā Latvijā ― two-room, also so-called twin, barns can be found in all Latvia (= all over Latvia) visu ceļojumu no sākuma līdz galam Jānītis nevarēja atraut acis no automašīnas loga ― (during) the whole trip from beginning to end, Jānītis could not turn his eyes away from the car window (of time periods, in the accusative) all, whole (during the entire time period) visu dienu ― the whole day, all day (long) visu nakti ― the whole night, all night (long) lija visu vakaru ― it rained all evening visu laiku ― all the time visu mūžu ― all (one's) life kaķītis gāja, gāja, 'visu vasaru ― the little cat went (= traveled) on and on, (during) the whole summer (usually plural) all, all the... (the entire group of, without exception) visi kaimiņi ― all the neighbors visas tautas ― all peoples visos logos ― in all windows pēc visiem likumiem ― according to all laws visas malas ― all over the place, everywhere (lit. all edges) segt visus izdevumus ― to cover all expenses atdot visus parādus ― to pay back all debts atnākt ar visus bērnus ― to come with all (one's) children visās varavīksnes krāsās ― in all the colors of the rainbow viņi gāja tur visi trīs ― they went there, all the three of them visi viesi bija īsti jautri un līksmi kā allaž pēc labi padarīta darba ― all the guests were really happy and cheerful as always after a job well done (with abstractions entities, ideas) all, full (maximally intense) viss bargums ― full rigor, utmost severity visa lepnība ― full pride sakoncentrēt visu uzmanību ― to pay full attention visā augumā ― in full height (= fully grown; standing straight) visā nopietnībā ― in all seriousness visā visumā ― in all universe (= all in all, on the whole, by and large) visā kailumā ― in all nakedness (= fully open, with no secrets) Annele turējās visiem spēkiem pretī tumšām, aklām bailēm ― Annele held on with all (her) forces against the dark, blind fear ielejā viņa mājas tagad bija redzamas visā savā nabadzībā ― in the valley, his house was now visible in all its poverty tu redzēji tikai mazu daļu no tā, ko es esmu redzējis visā pilnībā ― you have seen only a little part of what I saw in all fullness (= in its entirety) === Pronoun === viss (indefinite) (masculine singular forms) all, everything, anything visu redzēt ― to see everything viss ir pateikts ― everything has been said viss kopā ― all together, all of it viņš grib visu zināt ― he wants to know everything pateikties par visu ― to thank for everything visam savs laiks ― to everything its time būt gatavam uz visu ― to be ready for everything viss viens ― all is one (i.e., it is all the same, it doesn't matter) viss kas ― all that (i.e., all kinds of things) būt spējīgam uz visu ― to be capable of everything, to be able to do anything Gaitiņš pārdeva visu, paturdēami sev tik vienu zirgu un vienus ratus ― Gaitiņš sold everything, keeping for himself only one horse and one cart vai tas var būt, ka viss - bez jēgas? vai tas var būt, ka viss ir velts? ― could it be that everything is meaningless? could it be that everything is futile? neesmu apmierināata ar sevi, un viss ― I am not satisfied with myself, and all (= and that's all! that's it!) braukšu uz Dmitrijevku pēc precēm; viss! ― I'll go to Dimitrijevku to get the merchandise; that's all! (= that's it!) vieta, kurā varēja atrast visu ko: labo un slikto, jauno un veco, atpalikušo un progresīvo - a place where one could find all that (= all kinds of things): good and bad, new and old, backward and progressive (plural forms) all, everyone, everybody visi jau ir paēduši - everybody has already eaten visi ir veseli - all are healthy nāca visi kopā - they all came together visu vārdā - in the name of (= on behalf of) everyone visi bez izņēmuma - everybody, without exception visi skraidīja ap ugunsgrēku kā apmulsuši, cits caur citu vaimanādami - everybody (just) ran around the fire confusedly, wailing at each other visi, kas no mātes ir aizgājuši pasaulē laimi meklēt, ir apgājuši pasaulei apkārt un atraduši tikai māti - 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 ==== (antonym(s) of “of "everything"”): nekas ==== Derived terms ==== All superlative adjectives and superlative adverbs. === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse viss. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === viss (neuter singular visst, definite singular and plural visse) 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): /ʋɪsː/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse viss. ==== Adjective ==== viss (neuter singular visst, definite singular and plural visse) certain ===== Antonyms ===== uviss === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German wes. Compare Danish hvis. ==== Alternative forms ==== (conjunction): visst, vess (dialectal) ==== Conjunction ==== viss if ===== Synonyms ===== dersom om === References === “viss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse viss, from Proto-Germanic *(ga)wissaz. Cognate with Icelandic viss. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪsː/ === Adjective === viss (comparative vissare, superlative vissast) certain, convinced Antonym: oviss (not comparable) some, certain, particular ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== visshet ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: vissi ==== See also ==== några === Further reading === “viss”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)