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Yiddish
Etymology 1
Probably inherited from a root noun related to Middle High German niesen. Related to ניסן (nisn). Doublet of נאָס (nos).
Noun
ניס • (nis) m, plural ניסן (nisn), diminutive ניסעלע (nisele)
- sneeze
- Synonym: נאָס (nos)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ניס • (nis)
- plural of נוס (nus)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ניס • (nis)
- inflection of ניסן (nisn):
- first-person singular present
- second-person singular imperative