ijs

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See also: IJS

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch *īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛi̯s/
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Hyphenation: ijs
Homophones: eis, Eys
Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Noun

ijs n (uncountable, diminutive ijsje n)

ice (frozen liquid, notably water)
Er staat ijs op de vijver.
There is ice on the pond.
ice cream
Ik lust wel wat ijs.
I’d like some ice cream.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: ys
Petjo: es
→ Caribbean Javanese: ès
→ Indonesian: es
→ Papiamentu: eis
→ Sranan Tongo: èisi, hèisi
- → Aukan: eisi
- → Saramaccan: eísí

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs.

Noun

ijs n

ice

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

ys

Descendants

Dutch: ijs
- Afrikaans: ys
- Petjo: es
- → Caribbean Javanese: ès
- → Indonesian: es
- → Papiamentu: eis
- → Sranan Tongo: èisi, hèisi
  - → Aukan: eisi
  - → Saramaccan: eísí
Limburgish: ies

Further reading

“ijs”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ijs”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

ijs (uncountable)

Alternative form of is (“ice”)

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