siss

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English

Etymology

From Middle English sissen, perhaps from Middle Dutch sissen, cissen or Middle Low German sissen (to hiss; buzz), of imitative origin. Cognate with Dutch sissen, German Low German zissen, German zischen.

Noun

siss (plural sisses)

  1. (colloquial) A hissing noise.

Verb

siss (third-person singular simple present sisses, present participle sissing, simple past and past participle sissed)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To make a hissing sound.
    a flat-iron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger

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Estonian

Etymology

From Russian шиш (šiš, thief, vagabond). Cognate to Finnish sissi.

Noun

siss (genitive sissi, partitive sissi)

  1. partisan, guerilla
  2. war-time thief

Declension

Declension of siss (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative siss sissid
accusative nom.
gen. sissi
genitive sisside
partitive sissi sisse
sissisid
illative sissi
sississe
sissidesse
sissesse
inessive sissis sissides
sisses
elative sissist sissidest
sissest
allative sissile sissidele
sissele
adessive sissil sissidel
sissel
ablative sissilt sissidelt
sisselt
translative sissiks sissideks
sisseks
terminative sissini sissideni
essive sissina sissidena
abessive sissita sissideta
comitative sissiga sissidega

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