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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Eis.
Proper noun
Eis (plural Eises)
- 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
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)
- (Moselle Franconian) ice
- (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-. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from French glace.
Pronunciation
Noun
Eis n (strong, genitive Eises, plural Eis or Eise, diminutive Eischen n)
- ice
- (Germany, Austria) ice cream
- Synonym: (Switzerland) Glace
Usage notes
- The plural forms are used for the sense “ice cream”, but are often avoided.
Declension
Etymology 2
E (“E”) + -is (“sharp”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Eis n (strong, genitive Eis, plural Eis)
- (music) E sharp
Declension
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
Eis
- 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
- (uncountable) 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
- ice