particle
-wise (suffix)
B1
Suffix meaning '-wise' used to form adverbial expressions (e.g., positions or manner). It's not a free word but a productive suffix attached to nouns or adjectives, roughly equivalent to English '-wise' or Spanish '-mente' or 'a modo de'. No auxiliary, not inflected; purely derivational/modal.
Examples
In dem Bericht stand '-weis' am Ende eines Wortes, weil der Autor die Zusammensetzung erklären wollte.
In the report '-weis' appeared at the end of a word because the author wanted to explain the composition.
Das Suffix -weis kommt in einigen Fachwörtern vor.
The suffix -weis appears in some technical words.
Details
Mnemonics
think of a small tag attached to the end of a word that reads "-wise", like a label on a toolbox
sounds like English "wise" as in "clockwise"
Notes
Bound morpheme (suffix). It does not appear as a free word; it forms adverbial or adjectival compounds. Not to be confused with the separate adverb "weise" when used as a whole word.