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English
Etymology 1
From the military term GIS, "general impression and shape".
Noun
gis (uncountable)
- (ornithology, slang) Alternative spelling of jizz
1988 April 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader:Applied to birding, the gis approach involves a deemphasis of separate field marks in favor of the gestalt, the essence that tells us a dog is a dog […]
Etymology 2
Contraction
gis
- Alternative form of gi's.
Anagrams
Achang
Pronunciation
- (Myanmar) /ɡi˧˩/
- (Lianghe)
- (Longchuan)
- (Luxi)
- (Xiandao)
Adjective
gis
- good
Derived terms
Further reading
- Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon, Payap University, page 35
Dutch
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
gis f (plural gissen, diminutive gisje n)
- (music) G-sharp
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
gis
- inflection of gissen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Finnish
Etymology
From German Gis (German key notation).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡis/,
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification(key): gis
- Hyphenation(key): gis
Noun
gis
- (music) G-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
Derived terms
French
Verb
gis
- first/second-person singular present indicative of gésir
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
gis
- passive form of gi
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جِصّ (jiṣṣ). Doublet of aljez.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxis/
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: gis
Noun
gis m (plural gises)
- (Mexico) chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)
- Synonyms: tiza, clarión
Further reading
- “gis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- “gis”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- “gis”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019
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Wolof
Pronunciation
Verb
gis
- to see
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 100