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iwis.

Certainly, surely, indeed.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ɪˈwɪs/
  1. Certainly, surely, indeed.

    archaic · not-comparable · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English iwis, iwys, ywis (“certain, sure”), from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawiss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Dutch gewis (“sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”). More at wit, wis.

noun/ˈiːwiz/
  1. plural of iwi

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Plural formed with the suffix -s.

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