nis

See also: Nis, NIS, ni-s, -nis, niś, niš, Niš, ñiś, -niß, and niş
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English

Etymology 1

From Danish nisse.

Noun

nis (plural nisses)

  1. A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.
    • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth:
      No farm-house goes on well without there is a Nis in it, and well is it for the maids and the men when they are in favour with him.
    • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 259:
      The people of the Feroes call the Nisses or Brownies Niagruisar, and describe them as little creatures with red caps on their beads, that bring luck to any place where they take up their abode.

Etymology 2

Contraction

nis

  1. (obsolete) Contraction of ne is

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch nis, from Middle French niche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəs/

Noun

nis (plural nisse)

  1. niche

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *neitša, from Proto-Indo-European *néykʷyeti, related to Lithuanian su-ni̇̀kti (“to set upon, to attack”), Proto-Slavic *niknǫti (“to rise, grow”), and, proposed by some, Ancient Greek νεῖκος (neîkos, “quarrel, struggle”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nis/

Verb

nis (aorist nisa, participle nisur)

  1. to start, to begin
  2. to prepare for a journey

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “nis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 191

Amatlán Zapotec

Alternative forms

  • nits (San Francisco Logueche)

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. (San Cristóbal) water

References

Ayoquesco Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Cajonos Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Catalan

Noun

nis

  1. plural of ni

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French niche (17th century).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: nis
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun

nis f (plural nissen, diminutive nisje n)

  1. (architecture) niche
    Synonym: muurholte

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: nis
  • → Papiamentu: nis

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nʲiʃ/[1]

Etymology 1

By apheresis from inis.

Verb

nis (present analytic niseann, future analytic neosaidh, verbal noun nisint, past participle niste)

  1. Kerry form of inis (“to tell”)
Conjugation
conjugation of nis (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun nisint
past participle niste
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present nisim niseann tú niseann sé, sí nisimíd niseann sibh niseann siad;
nisid 		a niseann nistear
past niseas nisis nis sé, sí niseamair niseabhair niseadar a nis
ar nis* 		niseadh
past habitual nisinn nisteá niseadh sé, sí nisimis; nisimist niseadh sibh nisidís; nisidíst a niseadh nistí
future neosaidh mé;
neosad 		neosaidh tú;
neosair 		neosaidh sé, sí neosaimíd;
neosam 		neosaidh sibh neosaidh siad;
neosaid 		a neosaidh neosfar
conditional neosainn neosfá neosadh sé, sí neosaimís; neosaimíst neosadh sibh neosaidís; neosaidíst a neosadh neosfaí
subjunctive
present go nise mé;
go nisead 		go nise tú;
go nisir 		go nise sé, sí go nisimíd go nise sibh go nise siad;
go nisid 		— go nistear
past dá nisinn dá nisteá dá niseadh sé, sí dá nisimis;
dá nisimíst 		dá niseadh sibh dá nisidís;
dá nisidíst 		— dá nistí
imperative
– nisim nis niseadh sé, sí nisimís, nisimíst nisidh nisidís, nisidíst — nistear

* indirect relative

Further reading

  • Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 544, pages 295–97

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

nis m sg

  1. genitive singular of neas (“moulding-block”)

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: nis, tapu
    Ordinal: nisewey
    Adverbial: nisokehs
    Adnominal: nisuwok, nisonul

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nyi·šwi (“two”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnis/, [ˈniz˧˦]

Numeral

nis (initial root nis-)

  1. two (in counting)
    Synonym: tapu

References

Mitla Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Mixtepec Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnis/

Verb

nis

  1. contraction of ne is (“is not”)

Old Saxon

Etymology

Compare a similar contraction in Old English, where it applied to the whole conjugation of wesan and thus created the verb nesan. Such contractions with a verb and the negative part *ne are frequently encountered in ancient Germanic languages, compare Old Saxon nitan, newitan (“to not know”) (from ne + witan), Old English nabban (“to not have”) (from ne + habban), nillan (“to not want”) (from ne + willan) and nesan (“to not be”) (ne + wesan).

Verb

nis

  1. contraction of ne is (“is not”)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Heliand, verse 3935:
      uundres an thesaru uueroldi: nis that uureðaro dad
      wonders of this world: it is not the angriest deed

Phalura

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nis/

Pronoun

nis (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling نِس)

  1. it
  2. him
  3. her
  4. this one (prox acc)

Alternative forms

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “nis”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Portuguese

Noun

nis f

  1. plural of ni

Quioquitani-Quierí Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

San Juan Guelavía Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niʃ/

Adverb

nis

  1. clipping of a-nis (“now”)

Southern Rincon Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Texmelucan Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Tilquiapan Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Tlacolulita Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niːs/

Noun

nis

  1. nasal mutation of dis

Mutation

Mutated forms of dis
radical soft nasal aspirate
dis ddis nis unchanged

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

Xanaguía Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Yalálag Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • F. López Lorenzo, Cuent que to tiemp ca uk huin nis (Cuando hubo escasez de agua en Yalálag) (1979)
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Yatee Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Yatzachi Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water
  2. juice

Adjective

nis

  1. watery

References

  • NAOS: notes and materials for the linguistic study of the sacred, volume 1 (4), issue 1 (1984): Yatzachi nEl Bajo Zapotec (I. B.) leˀex̭ (adjective) = holy: nis leˀex̭ = holy water.
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
  • Butler H., Inez M. (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de Yatzachi: Yatzachi el Bajo, Yatzachi el Alto, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 37)‎[3], second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 270–271

Zaniza Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

Zoogocho Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water
  2. juice

Adjective

nis

  1. watery

References

  • Aaron Huey Sonnenschein, A Descriptive Grammar of San Bartolomé Zoogocho Zapotec (2005)
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
  • Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[4] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 262
  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 544, page 295
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