jees

English

Verb

jees

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jee

Dutch

Interjection

jees

  1. alternative form of jee

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English yes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːs/, [ˈje̞ːs̠]
  • Rhymes: -eːs
  • Syllabification(key): jees
  • Hyphenation(key): jees

Adjective

jees (not comparable) (colloquial, indeclinable)

  1. good, great, awesome, fun
    Ihan jees musaa!
    This music's pretty good!

Declension

  • Not inflected.

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeːs/, /ʒeːs/

Verb

jees

  1. second-person singular present indicative of joen

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish dïas. Cognate with Irish dís, dias and Scottish Gaelic dithis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiːs/

Noun

jees f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. pair
  2. couple

Synonyms

  • piyr

Numeral

jees

  1. two

Mutation

Mutation of jees
radical lenition eclipsis
jees yees n'yees

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

Somali

Verb

jees

  1. turn
  2. notice