veis

Estonian

Etymology

A Finno-Mordvinic derivation from the same root as in vedama. Cognate to Finnish vedus (“draught animal”), Erzya ведрекш (vedrekš), ведяка (vedjaka, “calf, heifer”), and Moksha ведраж (vedraž, “heifer”).

Noun

veis (genitive veise, partitive veist)

  1. male cattle; bull, ox

Declension
Inflection of veis (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative veis veised
accusative veise veised
genitive veise veiste
partitive veist veiseid
illative veisesse veistesse
veiseisse
inessive veises veistes
veiseis
elative veisest veistest
veiseist
allative veisele veistele
veiseile
adessive veisel veistel
veiseil
ablative veiselt veistelt
veiseilt
translative veiseks veisteks
veiseiks
terminative veiseni veisteni
essive veisena veistena
abessive veiseta veisteta
comitative veisega veistega

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *veicci.

Noun

veis

  1. knife

Spanish

Verb

veis

  1. Informal second-person plural (vosotros, vosotras) present indicative form of ver.

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋèɪ̯ːs/, /ʋàɪ̯ːs/
    Rhymes: -èɪ̯ːs

Etymology 1

From Old Norse veðjast, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną.

Verb

veis

  1. To wager.
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse veisa, from Proto-Germanic *waisǭ. Compare Old English wase.

Noun

veis f

  1. Tough mud or mire at the bottom of a swamp.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • veslund (“A collection of growing seaweed, such as species of Potamogeton and the like.”)
  • veisbåttn (“mud bottom”)
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