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weiß

adj · /vaɪ̯s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German wīȥ, from Old High German wīȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (“bright; shine”).

Translation

  1. white
  2. he is a clever player who knows how to frazzle his opponents source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. white source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. white source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

weiß

verb · /vaɪ̯s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German wīȥ, from Old High German wīȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (“bright; shine”).

Translation

to know; to be aware of

first-person singular present of wissen

  1. first-person singular present of wissen first-person, form-of, present, singular

    Ich weiß das bereits.

    I already know that.

    Ich weiß nicht.

    I do not know.

  2. third-person singular present of wissen form-of, present, singular, third-person

    Er weiß das bereits.

    He already knows that.

    Er weiß nicht.

    He does not know.

Weiß

noun · [vaɪs] ·
Etymology

From the adjective weiß.

Translation

  1. white, whiteness neuter, strong
  2. white source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. powder, face powder neuter, strong
  4. cocaine neuter, slang, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Weiß Weiß
Accusative Weiß Weiß
Dative Weiß Weiß
Genitive Weiß Weiß

Weiß

name · [vaɪs] ·
Etymology

From the adjective weiß.

Translation

  1. a common surname transferred from the nickname feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname