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-wise

  • /waɪz/

Where it comes from

From Middle English -wis (“-wise”), from Old English -wīs (“-wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *-wīs (“-wise”), from Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz (“-wise”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise, skilled, knowledgeable”), related to Old English wīs, wīse (“manner, way, fashion”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian -wiese (“-wise”), Dutch -wijs (“-wise”), German -weise (“-wise”), Danish -vis (“-wise”), Norwegian -vis (“-wise”), Swedish -vis (“-wise”), Yiddish ־ווײַז (-vayz, “-wise”). More at wise (“way, manner”).

suffix

  1. morpheme, not comparable In the direction or orientation of. The gaoler slowly turned the key clockwise.
  2. morpheme, not comparable In the manner of. You need to follow the instructions carefully; otherwise, the project may not turn out.
  3. morpheme, not comparable In the matter of; with regard to. This morning looks promising, weather-wise.
  4. morpheme, not comparable One at a time, or one thing at a time. Add the reagent dropwise to the solution.

Translations

Every language

suffix in the direction or orientation of

العربيةبِاتِّجاه, مَع maʕ

suffix in the manner of

العربيةمِن جِهة min jiha

suffix in the matter of

Españolen cuanto a, en lo que refiere a, en términos de
Deutsch-mäßig

suffix one (thing) at a time

日本語ずつ zutsu
Deutsch-weise

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"-wise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-wise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-wise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-wise

Chicago

"-wise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-wise.

BibTeX
@misc{wise_2026,
  title = {-wise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-wise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}