זיס

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozi, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare German süß. Cognates include Dutch zoet, English sweet, and Swedish söt.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /zɪs/
(Poylish, Netherlandic) IPA^(key): /ziːs/
(Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /zis/

Adjective

זיס • (zis) (comparative זיסער (ziser), superlative זיסט (zist))

sweet
cute

Declension

Declension of זיס


predicative					זיס zis
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
case	masculine	indefinite	definite	post./nom.	feminine	plural
nominative	זיסער ziser	זיס zis	זיסע zise	זיס zis	זיסע zise	זיסע zise
accusative	זיסן zisn		זיסע zise	זיס zis	זיסע zise
dative	זיסן zisn		זיסן zisn		זיסער ziser

Synonyms

(cute): שיין (sheyn), באַחנט (bakheynt), חנעוודיק (kheynevdik)

Derived terms

באַזיסן (bazisn)
פֿאַרזיסן (farzisn, “to sweeten”)
זיסקײַט (ziskayt, “sweetness”)
צוקער־זיס (tsuker-zis, “sugar-sweet”)
זיסינקע (zisinke, “sweetie”)

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