Eiß

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See also: Eiss, eiss, and Appendix:Variations of "eis"

German

Alternative forms

Eiss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From Old High German eiz (“pus”); cognate with Eiter (“pus”). See also oat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɪ̯s/,
Homophone: Eis
Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Eiß m (strong, genitive Eißes, plural Eiße)

(regional, Southern Germany, Switzerland, chiefly dialectal) purulent ulcer, running sore
Synonym: (the general word) Eitergeschwür

Declension

Declension of Eiß

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eiß	die	Eiße
genitive	eines	des	Eißes	der	Eiße
dative	einem	dem	Eiß, Eiße¹	den	Eißen
accusative	einen	den	Eiß	die	Eiße

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Eiß” in Duden online

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