gis
English
Etymology 1
From the military term GIS, "general impression and shape".
Noun
gis (uncountable)
- (ornithology, slang) Alternative spelling of jizz.
- 1988 April 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- Applied to birding, the gis approach involves a deemphasis of separate field marks in favor of the gestalt, the essence that tells us a dog is a dog […]
Etymology 2
Contraction
gis
- Alternative form of gi's.
Anagrams
Achang
Pronunciation
- (Myanmar) /ɡi˧˩/
- (Lianghe) [kɛ⁵⁵]
- (Longchuan) [tɕi⁵⁵]
- (Luxi) [kəi³¹]
- (Xiandao) [cɛ⁵⁵]
Adjective
gis
Derived terms
Further reading
- Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[2], Payap University, page 35
Dutch
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣis/
- Rhymes: -is
Noun
gis f (plural gissen, diminutive gisje n)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣɪs/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪs
Verb
gis
- inflection of gissen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Finnish
Etymology
From German Gis (German key notation).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡis/, [ˈɡis̠]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification(key): gis
- Hyphenation(key): gis
Noun
gis
Usage notes
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.
Declension
Inflection of gis (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | gis | gisit | |
genitive | gisin | gisien | |
partitive | gisiä | gisejä | |
illative | gisiin | giseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | gis | gisit | |
accusative | nom. | gis | gisit |
gen. | gisin | ||
genitive | gisin | gisien | |
partitive | gisiä | gisejä | |
inessive | gisissä | giseissä | |
elative | gisistä | giseistä | |
illative | gisiin | giseihin | |
adessive | gisillä | giseillä | |
ablative | gisiltä | giseiltä | |
allative | gisille | giseille | |
essive | gisinä | giseinä | |
translative | gisiksi | giseiksi | |
abessive | gisittä | giseittä | |
instructive | — | gisein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
French
Verb
gis
- first/second-person singular present indicative of gésir
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
gis
- passive form of gi
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جِصّ (jiṣṣ). Doublet of aljez.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxis/ [ˈxis]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: gis
Noun
gis m (plural gises)
Further reading
- “gis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “gis”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- “gis”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019
- gis on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Wolof
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
gis
- to see
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 100