-erweise

erweise German Alternative forms de -er Weise Etymology From the genitive feminine singular adjective ending de -er and the feminine noun de Weise. This was originally an adverbial genitive first used in Middle High German.2023 Thorvaldsen, Trine Die -(er)weise-Adverbien im deutschen Mittelfeld. Eine syntaktisch-semantische Untersuchung der Adverbien mit dem Suffix -weise bzw. -erweise Norwegian University of Science and Technology Master's Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3074825 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125023611/https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/3074825/no.ntnu%3Ainspera%3A141023499%3A34473740.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y 16–19 Die Etymologie und Morphologie des -(er)weise-Suffixes bzw. -Adverbs For example, de lustiger Weise lustig -erweise lustigerweise true true. Adverbs formed this way represent univerbations of genitive absolute adjective-noun phrases. Pronunciation de /ɐˌvaɪ̯zə/ Germany de /ɐˌvaɪ̯sɛ/ /ɐˌvaɛ̯sɛ/ Austria,South German,Switzerland Suffix de suffix adverb-forming suffixes Used to form adverbs from adjectives and participles; these adverbs are used to modify phrases or sentences. Cognate with English -wise. de normal normal normalerweise normally de traurig sad traurigerweise sadly de lustig funny lustigerweise funnily de gleich equal, alike gleicherweise likewise Usage notes A normal German adverb, which modifies verbs, nouns, adjectives, or (other) adverbs, is identical to the basic form of the respective adjective. Only when an adverb refers to a whole phrase or sentence does it take the ending -erweise. The distinction may be semantic. Compare: de Er kehrte traurig in seine Heimat zurück. He sadly returned to his homeland. (He felt sad as he returned to his homeland.) de Er kehrte traurigerweise in seine Heimat zurück. Sadly, he returned to his homeland. (It is sad that he returned to his homeland.) Derived terms de See also de -weise References Further reading