zeis

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch seise, seisene, from Old Dutch *sagisna, *segisna, from Proto-West Germanic *sagisnu. Cognate with German Sense. More distantly related to English scythe (the Dutch cognate of which is zicht).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛi̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: zeis
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Noun

zeis f (plural zeisen, diminutive zeisje n)

  1. scythe

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: seis

See also

Latin

Noun

zēīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of zēa