yis

See also: yiš, yış, -yiş, -yış, and þis

Translingual

Etymology

From English Yis.

Symbol

yis

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yis.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Yis terms

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adverb

yis (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of yes.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Pronoun

yis

  1. (Ireland, especially Dublin) Alternative form of yous.

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English yeast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jîs/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [jɪ̂s]

Noun

yîs m

  1. yeast

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ġīse, ġēse; equivalent to Old English ġēa + sīe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jis/, /jɛs/, /-z/

Interjection

yis

  1. yes
Alternative forms
  • yes, yesse, yus, yhis, ȝis, ȝise, ȝisse, ȝes, ȝeis, ȝeisse, ȝeus, ȝus, ȝuse, ȝhis, ȝys, ȝyse, ȝysse, ȝeys, ȝeysse, ȝhys

Adverb

yis

  1. yes

Descendants

  • English: yes
  • Middle Scots: ȝis, ȝes, ȝeis

References

Etymology 2

Noun

yis (uncountable)

  1. alternative form of is (ice)

Etymology 3

Determiner

yis

  1. (East Anglia) alternative form of þes (these)

Etymology 4

Determiner

yis

  1. (chiefly Northern, East Anglia) alternative form of þis (this)

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin equus (horse).

Noun

yis m (Tifinagh spelling ⵢⵉⵙ, plural iysan or itšsan)

  1. horse
    Synonym: akidar

Declension

Inflection of yis
singular plural
free state yis iysan
construct state uyis yiysan

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English yeast.

Noun

yis

  1. yeast