Was

Etymology
From wæs:, from, (identical to Low German was:, cognate with German war:) <. The paradigm of "to be" has been since the time of Proto-Germanic a synthesis of three originally distinct verb stems. The infinitive form be: is from. The words is: and are: are both derived from. Lastly, the past forms starting with w- such as was and were: are from.

Pronunciation
stressed

unstressed
 * (in the phrase "I was there")
 * (in the phrase "I was there")

Verb
was


 * 1) First-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
 * 2) Third-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.

Anagrams

 * ASW
 * saw, SAW

Noun

 * 1) wax

Verb
was


 * 1) Past tense of wees.

Etymology 1
Cognate with English wash:.

Noun

 * 1) laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just have been washed.

Etymology 2
From *undefined:, from. Cognate with English wax:.

Noun

 * 1) wax, what bees produce to make their housing from.
 * 2) growth, increasing in size and/or volume.

Derived terms

 * gewas
 * uitwas
 * uit de kluiten gewassen

Etymology 3
Cognate with English was:.

Anagrams

 * swa

Etymology
From waz:, originally *undefined:, compare Dutch wat:.

Pronoun
was


 * 1)  what
 * 2)  which

Derived terms

 * was für

Verb

 * 1) singular past indicative of 'wesen' (dialecal forms include wäsen and węsen, there is no standard); wholly synonymous alternate form of was is wer (weer, wir)
 * 2) singular imperative of wassen

Noun

 * 1) water

Pronoun
was


 * 1) Genitive, accusative and locative of wy (you, plural).

Noun


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