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gisa

Basque

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Etymology

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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”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡis̺a/, [ɡi.s̺a]

Noun

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gisa inan

  1. way, manner
    Synonyms: modu, molde

Declension

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Declension of gisa (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gisa gisa gisak
ergative gisak gisak gisek
dative gisari gisari gisei
genitive gisaren gisaren gisen
comitative gisarekin gisarekin gisekin
causative gisarengatik gisarengatik gisengatik
benefactive gisarentzat gisarentzat gisentzat
instrumental gisaz gisaz gisez
inessive gisatan gisan gisetan
locative gisatako gisako gisetako
allative gisatara gisara gisetara
terminative gisataraino gisaraino gisetaraino
directive gisatarantz gisarantz gisetarantz
destinative gisatarako gisarako gisetarako
ablative gisatatik gisatik gisetatik
partitive gisarik — —
prolative gisatzat — —

Derived terms

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Postposition

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gisa

  1. [with genitive] as, like, in the manner of
    Synonyms: gisan, gisara, gisaz, bezala
    Oiloen gisa zabiltza. ― You walk like a hen. (literally, “You walk [in] the way of hens.”)

Usage notes

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The declined forms gisan, gisara and gisaz can also be used as postpositions, with the same meaning. The first two are about as common as the bare form, while the last one is rarer.

Further reading

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  • “gisa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “gisa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish guisar (“to stew”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: gi‧sa
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡisa/ [ˈɡi.sa]

Noun

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gisá

  1. saute

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Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish guisar (“to stew”).

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Verb

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gisa

  1. to sauté
  2. to stir fry

Etymology 2

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Verb

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gisa

  1. to bleed (of a spider)

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish guisar (“to stew”).

Verb

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gisa

  1. to bake, to fry

Malagasy

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English geese.

Noun

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gisa

  1. goose
    Synonyms: vorombe, gisy

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish guisar (“to stew”).

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Adjective

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gisá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐ)

  1. sautéd
    Synonyms: gisado, ginisa

Noun

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gisá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐ)

  1. act of sautéing
  2. (figurative, colloquial) grilling (interrogation)

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Anagrams

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Vilamovian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gisa

  1. to pour
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