yis

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See also: yiš, yış, -yiş, -yış, and þis

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adverb

yis (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of yes.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Pronoun

yis

  1. (Ireland, especially Dublin) Alternative form of yous

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English yeast.

Pronunciation

Noun

yîs m

  1. yeast

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ġīse, ġēse; equivalent to Old English ġēa + sīe.

Pronunciation

Interjection

yis

  1. yes
Alternative forms

Adverb

yis

  1. yes

Descendants

  • English: yes
  • Middle Scots: ȝis, ȝes, ȝeis

References

Etymology 2

Noun

yis (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of is (“ice”)

Etymology 3

Determiner

yis

  1. (East Anglia) Alternative form of þes (“these”)

Etymology 4

Determiner

yis

  1. (chiefly Northern, East Anglia) Alternative form of þis (“this”)

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin equus (“horse”).

Noun

yis m (Tifinagh spelling ⵢⵉⵙ, plural iysan or itšsan)

  1. horse
    Synonym: akidar

Declension

Declension of yis
Singular Plural
Free state yis iysan
Construct state uyis yiysan

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English yeast.

Noun

yis

  1. yeast
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