eis

eis

1. alternative form of ais

• IPA^(key): /ɛi̯s/
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯s
• Hyphenation: eis
• Homophones: Eys, ijs

From Middle Dutch eisch, eesch, heesch, eysch. Ultimately from the root of eisen (“to claim, demand”).

eis m (plural eisen, diminutive eisje n)

1. requirement
2. demand

• eisch (obsolete)

• eisenbundel
• kapitaaleis
• looneis
• strafeis
• toelatingseis

• eisen

• Afrikaans: eis
• → Papiamentu: eis (dated)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

eis

1. inflection of eisen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

From German Eis (German key notation).

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯s/, [ˈe̞i̯s̠]
• Rhymes: -eis
• Syllabification^(key): eis
• Hyphenation^(key): eis

eis

1. (music) E-sharp

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

• esi-, ies, sei, sie

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ei, from Arabic هَا (hā, dialectally hê). For the -s, cf. Portuguese eis and obsolete Spanish heis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈejs/ [ˈejs̺]
• Rhymes: -ejs

eis

1. (formal) behold!

   Synonyms: velaquí, velaí

   Eila tes, noviña do trinque ― Here you have it, brand new

   • 1671, Gabriel Feixoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:

     es'aquí mandereita,
     e digo que deijemola endeita.

     Here you have my right hand;
     I say: let's leave this task.

   • 1671, Gabriel Feixoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:

     Labrador:
     ò rio, ò rio co'eles.
     eis uns a cabalo doutros.

     Farmer:
     "Let's we throw them to the river."
     "Here they are [Watch them], the ones atop the others."

This word can contract with articles and pronouns.

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ex”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “eis”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “eis”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “eis”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “eis”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “he”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 335

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eis

1. singular imperative of eisen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of eisen

eis

1. romanization of 𐌴𐌹𐍃

• iīs, īs

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈe.iːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.is]

eīs

1. dative/ablative plural of is, ea, and id

eis

1. third-person singular/plural future of eiti

• IPA^(key): [ɑɪ̯s]

From Middle High German and Old High German uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns.

• äis (now rare)
• ons (Luxembourg City; now also less common)

eis

1. first-person plural, accusative: us

   Kanns du eis gesinn? ― Can you see us?

2. first-person plural, dative: us, to us

   Si hunn eis e schéine Cadeau geschéckt. ― They sent us a lovely gift.

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

eis

1. first-person plural possessive, feminine object, nominative: our
2. first-person plural possessive, plural object, nominative: our
3. first-person plural possessive, feminine object, accusative: our
4. first-person plural possessive, plural object, accusative: our

From Dutch ijs.

eis

1. ice

• ei (with third-person pronouns)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ei, from Arabic هَا (hā, dialectally hê). Compare Galician eis, Spanish he.

The -s may reflect the reanalysis of ei as a verb form, which could then be pluralized (see -eis). Cf. the obsolete Spanish heis.

• Homophones: heis, ex

eis (not comparable)

1. here is, here are

   Synonyms: aqui, cá

   Eis o seu presente. Aproveite.

   Here’s your gift. Enjoy.

   Eis-me aqui!

   Here I am!

For quotations using this term, see Citations:eis.

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “he”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 335