-wistとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From combining form of 古期英語 wist (“being”). Akin to 古期英語 wesan (“to be”)

発音

• IPA^(key): /wist/

接尾辞

-wist f

1. being, state, condition; action (compare English -ance, -ence)

   andwist (“support”)

   midwist (“presence”)

   mundwist (“protection, guardianship”)

語形変化

語源 1

Past indicative of wit: from 古期英語 witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, Swedish veta, and Latin videō (“I see”). Compare guide.

動詞

wist

1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of wit.
   • a1796, Robert Burns, "Bonie Jean: A Ballad", in Poems and Songs, P.F. Collier & Son (1909–14), Bartleby.com (2001), [1],

     And lang ere witless Jeanie wist, / Her heart was tint, her peace was stown!

   • 1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, または III), London: Chapman and Hall Limited, OCLC 1026761782, (please specify the book または page number):

     Did the maledicent Bodyguard, getting (as was too inevitable) better malediction than he gave, load his musketoon, and threaten to fire; and actually fire? Were wise who wist!

語源 2

A misunderstanding, or a joking use of the past indicative of wit; see Etymology 1.

動詞

wist (三人称単数 現在形 wists, 現在分詞 wisting, 過去形および過去分詞形 wisted)

1. (nonstandard, pseudo-archaic) To know, be aware of.

使用する際の注意点

• This use of wist was never a part of the regular English language; rather, it resulted from the erroneous attempted use of archaisms.

アナグラム

• WITs, WSIT, wits

発音

• IPA^(key): /wist/

語源 1

From Proto-Germanic *wistiz (“essence”).

名詞

wist f

1. being, existence
2. well-being

語形変化

派生語

• andwist
• midwist
• samodwist

派生した語

• Middle English: wiste, wyste

語源 2

From Proto-Germanic *wistiz (“food”).

名詞

wist f

1. provisions, food
2. feast, meal
3. delicacy
4. abundance, plenty

語形変化