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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tisъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
тис • (tis) m
- (botany) yew, yew tree (Taxus baccata)
- Synonym: тисово дърво (tisovo dǎrvo)
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tisъ, of disputed origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
тис • (tis) m inan (genitive ти́са, nominative plural ти́сы, genitive plural ти́сов)
- yew (tree or wood)
Declension
Related terms
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *tisъ.
Noun
тис • (tys) m inan (genitive ти́са, nominative plural ти́си, genitive plural ти́сів)
- (countable) yew (tree or shrub)
- (uncountable) yew (wood)
Declension
(countable, tree or shrub)
Declension of тис (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
(uncountable, wood)
Declension of тис (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
тис • (tys)
- second-person singular imperative of ти́снути impf (týsnuty)
Further reading
Yakut
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Other turkic *tiz- or *tis- or *diz-.
Verb
тис • (tis)
- (sewing) to string, to thread
- оҕуруота тис ― oğuruota tis ― to string a bead
сип гыммыты ситиигэ тиһэр- sip gımmıtı sitiige tiher
- whatever she hears, she will string (together)