זיס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozi, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare German süß. Cognates include Dutch zoet, English sweet, and Swedish söt.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /zɪs/
  • (Poylish, Netherlandic) IPA(key): /ziːs/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /zis/

Adjective

זיס • (zis) (comparative זיסער (ziser), superlative זיסט (zist))

  1. sweet
  2. cute

Declension

Declension of זיס
predicative זיס
zis
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative זיסער
ziser
זיס
zis
זיסע
zise
זיס
zis
זיסע
zise
זיסע
zise
accusative זיסן
zisn
dative זיסן
zisn
זיסער
ziser

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