wahße

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === wahsse, waße, waaße (alternative spellings) wase (Dutch-based spelling) wohße (some dialects of Moselle Franconian) === Etymology === From Middle High German wahsen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋaːsə/ === Verb === wahße (third-person singular present wähs or wiehs or wähst or wiehst, past tense wohs, past participle jewahße or gewahs or gewahst) (most dialects) to grow; to become larger ==== Usage notes ==== The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian and northern Moselle Franconian. Otherwise the forms wähs, wiehs; jewahße are Ripuarian, while wähst, wiehst; gewahs(t) are Moselle Franconian. ==== Derived terms ==== opwahße ==== Descendants ==== Hunsrik: wachse Luxembourgish: wuessen