yis
Translingual
Etymology
From English Yis.
Symbol
yis
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Yis terms
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /jɪs/
Adverb
yis (not comparable)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /jiz/
Pronoun
yis
Anagrams
Hausa
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
yîs m
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ġīse, ġēse; equivalent to Old English ġēa + sīe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jis/, /jɛs/, /-z/
Interjection
yis
Alternative forms
- yes, yesse, yus, yhis, ȝis, ȝise, ȝisse, ȝes, ȝeis, ȝeisse, ȝeus, ȝus, ȝuse, ȝhis, ȝys, ȝyse, ȝysse, ȝeys, ȝeysse, ȝhys
Adverb
yis
Descendants
- English: yes
- Middle Scots: ȝis, ȝes, ȝeis
References
- “yis, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “yis, interj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
yis (uncountable)
- alternative form of is (“ice”)
Etymology 3
Determiner
yis
- (East Anglia) alternative form of þes (“these”)
Etymology 4
Determiner
yis
- (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)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | yis | iysan |
| construct state | uyis | yiysan |
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
yis