cís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cis"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siːs/
Rhymes: -iːs
Homophones: sís

Noun

cís n (genitive singular císs, no plural)

(music) C sharp

Declension

Declension of *cís* (sg-only neuter)
	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	cís	císið
accusative	cís	císið
dative	císi	císinu
genitive	císs	císsins

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus.

Noun

cís m or n

tax, tribute, cess, rent

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cís	cís^L	císae
vocative	cís	cís^L	císu
accusative	cís^N	cís^L	císu
genitive	císo^H, císa^H	císo, císa	císae^N
dative	cís^L	císaib	císaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Neuter u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cís^N	cís^L	cís^L, císa
vocative	cís^N	cís^L	cís
accusative	cís^N	cís^L	cís
genitive	císo^H, císa^H	císo^N, císa^N	cís^N
dative	cís^L	císaib	císaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: cíos
Manx: keesh
Scottish Gaelic: cìs

Mutation

Mutation of *cís*
radical	lenition	nasalization
cís	chís	cís pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.