עס

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ëz, from Old High German iz, from Proto-Germanic *it. Cognate with German es.

Pronunciation

  • (full form) IPA(key): /ɛs/; (contraction) /s/, /sə/

Pronoun

עס • (esn

  1. it: third-person singular pronoun referring to a non-human
Alternative forms
  • סע (se)common before verbs
  • ס׳ (s'), ס״ (s")contraction
    ס׳איזs'izit is

See also

Yiddish personal pronouns
person singular
1st 2nd 3rd m 3rd f 3rd n
nominative איך (ikh) דו (du) ער (er) זי (zi) עס (es)
dative מיר (mir) דיר (dir) אים (im) איר (ir) אים (im)
accusative מיך (mikh) דיך (dikh) אים (im) זי (zi) עס (es)
person plural
1st 2nd 3rd
nominative מיר (mir) איר (ir) זיי (zey)
dative אונדז (undz) אײַך (aykh) זיי (zey)
accusative אונדז (undz) אײַך (aykh) זיי (zey)

See also the possessive pronouns.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs/

Verb

עס • (es)

  1. inflection of עסן (esn):
    1. first-person singular
    2. imperative singular