English

Alternative forms

• vis

Noun

viss ‎(plural visses)

1. A Burmese unit of measure for weight, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds).

Translations

Related terms

• tical (a unit of weight equal to 0.01 viss)

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse viss ‎(“certain, sure”), from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪsː/
• Rhymes: -ɪsː

Adjective

viss ‎(comparative vissari, superlative vissastur)

1. certain, sure, positive ^syn.

   Ertu viss? — Já, ég er alveg viss.

   Are you sure? — Yes, I'm positive.

2. certain, having been determined but unspecific ^syn.

   Að falla úr vissri hæð.

   To fall from a certain height.

Inflection

Derived terms

• óviss

Synonyms

• (sure): ^def. öruggur, (informal, dated) sikker
• (certain): ^def. ákveðinn

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *visas, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-so-s, from *wi-, *wī- ‎(“separated, divided; two parts of a whole”). Cognates include Lithuanian vìsas, Sudovian wisa, Proto-Slavic *vьxъ (Old Church Slavonic вьсь ‎(vĭsĭ), Russian весь ‎(vesʹ), Belarusian увесь ‎(uvés’), Ukrainian весь ‎(vesʹ), увесь ‎(uvés’), Bulgarian все ‎(vse), Czech ves, Polish wszy, Sanskrit वि ‎(ví, “apart, asunder, off, in several directions”), विश्वः ‎(víśvaḥ, “all, each, whole”), Avestan [script needed] ‎(vīspa-), Old Persian [script needed] ‎(visa-, “all, whole”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vis]

Adjective

viss (no definite forms; irreg. adv. (none))

1. (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

2. (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

3. (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

4. (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)

1. (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 coudl find all that (= all kinds of things): good and bad, new and old, backward and progressive

2. (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

Declension

Usage notes

Viss has no definite forms; the indefinite forms are used in all cases. It has also no comparative or superlative forms.

Synonyms

• (of "whole"): vesels
• (for time periods): augs

Antonyms

• (of "everything"): nekas

Derived terms

• All superlative adjectives and superlative adverbs.

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “viss”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse víss

Adjective

viss ‎(neuter singular visst, definite singular and plural visse)

1. certain

   til en viss grad - to a certain extent

References

• “viss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse víss

Adjective

viss ‎(neuter singular visst, definite singular and plural visse)

1. certain

References

• “viss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse viss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

viss (comparative vissare, superlative vissast)

1. certain, convinced

   Experterna har nu blivit vissa om olyckans orsaker

   The experts have now become certain regarding the causes of the accident.

2. some, certain, particular (not comparable)

   I vissa avseenden, fungerar det inte.

   In some ways, it doesn't work.

Declension

Related terms

• visshet

See also

• några