eis

Alemannic German

Numeral

eis

1. Alternative form of ais

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛi̯s/

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• Hyphenation: eis
• Homophones: Eys, ijs
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch eisch, eesch, heesch, eysch. Ultimately from the root of eisen (“to claim, demand”).

Noun

eis m (plural eisen, diminutive eisje n)

1. requirement
2. demand

Alternative forms

• eisch (obsolete)

Derived terms

• eisenbundel
• kapitaaleis
• looneis
• strafeis

Related terms

• eisen

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: eis (dated)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

eis

1. inflection of eisen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Finnish

Etymology

From German Eis (German key notation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯s/,
• Rhymes: -eis
• Syllabification^(key): eis

Noun

eis

1. (music) E-sharp

Usage notes

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

Declension

Anagrams

• esi-, ies, sei, sie

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese eis (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin ixe or isse, non-standard variants of ipse (“himself”) and cognate to Aragonese ex, eix, eis, Old Spanish eje, Catalan eixe, Occitan eis (Old Occitan eps), Old French es, esse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈejs/

Interjection

eis

1. (formal) behold!

   Synonyms: velaquí, velaí

   Eila tes, noviña do trinque ― Here you have it, brand new

   • 1671, Gabriel Feixoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:

     es'aquí mandereita,
     e digo que deijemola endeita.

     Here you have my right hand;
     I say: let's leave this task.

   • 1671, Gabriel Feixoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:

     Labrador:
     ò rio, ò rio co'eles.
     eis uns a cabalo doutros.

     Farmer:
     "Let's we throw them to the river."
     "Here they are , the ones atop the others."

Usage notes

This word can contract with articles and pronouns.

References

• “ex” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “eis” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “eis” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “eis” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “eis” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

eis

1. singular imperative of eisen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of eisen

Gothic

Romanization

eis

1. Romanization of 𐌴𐌹𐍃

Latin

Alternative forms

• iīs

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.iːs/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.is/,

Pronoun

eīs

1. dative/ablative plural of is (ea, id)

Lithuanian

Verb

eis

1. third-person singular/plural future of eiti

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns.

Alternative forms

• äis (now rare)
• ons (Luxembourg City; now also less common)

Pronoun

eis

1. first-person plural, accusative: us

   Kanns du eis gesinn? ― Can you see us?

2. first-person plural, dative: us, to us

   Si hunn eis e schéine Cadeau geschéckt. ― They sent us a lovely gift.

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Pronoun

eis

1. first-person plural possessive, feminine object, nominative: our
2. first-person plural possessive, plural object, nominative: our
3. first-person plural possessive, feminine object, accusative: our
4. first-person plural possessive, plural object, accusative: our

Declension

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch ijs.

Noun

eis

1. ice

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ei (with third-person pronouns)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin ixe or isse, non-standard variants of ipse (“himself”) and cognate to Aragonese ex, eix, eis, Old Spanish eje, Catalan eixe, Occitan eis (Old Occitan eps), Old French es, esse. Doublet of esse and isso, potentially from the standard variant.

Pronunciation

• Homophones: heis, ex

Adverb

eis (not comparable)

1. here is, here are

   Synonyms: aqui, cá

   Eis o seu presente. Aproveite.

   Here’s your gift. Enjoy.

   Eis-me aqui!

   Here I am!

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:eis.

References