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gisa.

way, manner

4 characters2 syllables approx.Euskara language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡis̺a/[ɡi.s̺a]

  1. way, manner

    inanimate
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1571, a borrowing from Spanish or Old Spanish guisa; itself likely from Gothic *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰 (*weisa, “way, manner”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsō (“way, method, etc.”), related to *wīsaz (“wise”).

postp/ɡis̺a/[ɡi.s̺a]

  1. [with genitive] as, like, in the manner of

    Oiloen gisa zabiltza.
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1571, a borrowing from Spanish or Old Spanish guisa; itself likely from Gothic *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰 (*weisa, “way, manner”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsō (“way, method, etc.”), related to *wīsaz (“wise”).

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