Eis

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See also: eis, EIS, eís, éis, -eis, -éis, and Appendix:Variations of "eis"

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Eis.

Proper noun

Eis (plural Eises)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Eis is the 39607th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 555 individuals. Eis is most common among White (93.69%) individuals.

Further reading

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Ies (Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.

Pronunciation

Noun

Eis n (plural Eis)

  1. (Moselle Franconian) ice
  2. (Moselle Franconian) ice cream

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare Low German Ies, Dutch ijs, English ice, Danish is.

Pronunciation

Noun

Eis n (strong, genitive Eises, plural Eis or Eise, diminutive Eischen n)

  1. ice
  2. ice cream
Usage notes
  • The plural forms are used for the sense “ice cream”, but are often avoided.
Declension
Declension of Eis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eis die Eis, Eise
genitive eines des Eises der Eis, Eise
dative einem dem Eis, Eise1 den Eis, Eisen
accusative ein das Eis die Eis, Eise

1Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

E (“E”) +‎ -is (“sharp”)

Pronunciation

Noun

Eis n (strong, genitive Eis, plural Eis)

  1. (music) E sharp
Declension
Declension of Eis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eis die Eis
genitive eines des Eis der Eis
dative einem dem Eis den Eis
accusative ein das Eis die Eis

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Eis

  1. genitive singular of Ei

Further reading

Anagrams

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.

Pronunciation

Noun

Eis n

  1. ice
    Du mol en bissje Eis in de Suco.
    Put some ice in the juice.

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice.

Noun

Eis n

  1. ice
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