"ongewis" meaning in Dutch

See ongewis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɔn.ɣəˈʋɪs/ Audio: Nl-ongewis.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From Old Dutch *ungiwis, from Proto-Germanic *un- + *gawissaz, or alternatively from a reconstruction of *unwissaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|odt|*ungiwis}} Old Dutch *ungiwis, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*un-}} Proto-Germanic *un- Head templates: {{nl-adj|ongewisser}} ongewis (comparative ongewisser, superlative meest ongewis or ongewist) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|ongewisse}} Forms: ongewisser [comparative], meest ongewis [superlative], ongewist [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], ongewis [adverbial, positive, predicative], ongewisser [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het ongewist [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het ongewiste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], ongewisse [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], ongewissere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], ongewiste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], ongewis [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], ongewisser [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], ongewiste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], ongewisse [indefinite, plural, positive], ongewissere [comparative, indefinite, plural], ongewiste [indefinite, plural, superlative], ongewisse [definite, positive], ongewissere [comparative, definite], ongewiste [definite, superlative], ongewis [partitive, positive], ongewissers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. unsure, uncertain Synonyms: onzeker, onwis
    Sense id: en-ongewis-nl-adj-b1mY6dTI Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*ungiwis"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *ungiwis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*un-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *un-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Dutch *ungiwis, from Proto-Germanic *un- + *gawissaz, or alternatively from a reconstruction of *unwissaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ongewisser",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meest ongewis",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewist",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het ongewist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewissere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewissere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewissere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewissers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ongewisser"
      },
      "expansion": "ongewis (comparative ongewisser, superlative meest ongewis or ongewist)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "on",
        "ge",
        "wis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ongewisse"
      },
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              41,
              48
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              48,
              57
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The consequences of this new turn of events are uncertain.",
          "text": "De gevolgen van deze nieuwe wending zijn ongewis.",
          "translation": "The consequences of this new turn of events are uncertain.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He kept us in the dark.",
          "text": "Hij liet ons in het ongewisse.",
          "translation": "He kept us in the dark.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unsure, uncertain"
      ],
      "id": "en-ongewis-nl-adj-b1mY6dTI",
      "links": [
        [
          "unsure",
          "unsure"
        ],
        [
          "uncertain",
          "uncertain"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "onzeker"
        },
        {
          "word": "onwis"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔn.ɣəˈʋɪs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-ongewis.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/Nl-ongewis.ogg/Nl-ongewis.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Nl-ongewis.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ongewis"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*ungiwis"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *ungiwis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*un-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *un-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Dutch *ungiwis, from Proto-Germanic *un- + *gawissaz, or alternatively from a reconstruction of *unwissaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ongewisser",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meest ongewis",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewist",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het ongewist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewissere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewissere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewisse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewissere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongewissers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ongewisser"
      },
      "expansion": "ongewis (comparative ongewisser, superlative meest ongewis or ongewist)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "on",
        "ge",
        "wis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ongewisse"
      },
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch adjectives",
        "Dutch adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɪs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              41,
              48
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              48,
              57
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The consequences of this new turn of events are uncertain.",
          "text": "De gevolgen van deze nieuwe wending zijn ongewis.",
          "translation": "The consequences of this new turn of events are uncertain.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He kept us in the dark.",
          "text": "Hij liet ons in het ongewisse.",
          "translation": "He kept us in the dark.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unsure, uncertain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unsure",
          "unsure"
        ],
        [
          "uncertain",
          "uncertain"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "onzeker"
        },
        {
          "word": "onwis"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔn.ɣəˈʋɪs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-ongewis.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/Nl-ongewis.ogg/Nl-ongewis.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Nl-ongewis.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ongewis"
}

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