eis

See also: Eis, EIS, eís, éis, -eis, -éis, and Appendix:Variations of "eis"

Alemannic German

Numeral

eis

  1. Alternative form of ais

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛi̯s/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: ijs
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch eisch, eesch, heesch, eysch. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

eis m (plural eisen, diminutive eisje n)

  1. requirement
  2. demand
Alternative forms
  • eisch (obsolete)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

eis

  1. first-person singular present indicative of eisen
  2. imperative of eisen

Finnish

Noun

eis

  1. (music) E-sharp

Anagrams

German

Verb

eis

  1. Imperative singular of eisen.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of eisen.

Gothic

Romanization

eis

  1. Romanization of 𐌴𐌹𐍃

Latin

Pronunciation

Pronoun

eīs

  1. dative plural of is (ea, id)
  2. ablative plural of is (ea, id)

Lithuanian

Verb

eis

  1. third-person singular future tense of eiti.
  2. third-person plural future tense of eiti.

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑɪ̯s/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *uns.

Alternative forms

  • äis

Pronoun

eis

  1. first-person plural, accusative: us
    Kanns du eis gesinn? ― Can you see us?
  2. first-person plural, dative: us, to us
    Si hunn eis e schéine Cadeau geschéngt. ― They sent us a lovely gift.
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Pronoun

eis

  1. first-person plural possessive, feminine object, nominative: our
  2. first-person plural possessive, plural object, nominative: our
  3. first-person plural possessive, feminine object, accusative: our
  4. first-person plural possessive, plural object, accusative: our
Declension

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch ijs.

Noun

eis

  1. ice

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • ei (with third-person pronouns)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ex, ei, of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include[1]:

  • from Latin ex (“out of, from”).
  • from Latin ecce (“here!; see!; behold!”).
  • from heis, second-person plural present indicative of haver (“to have; to exist”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɐjʃ/, /ˈejʃ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈejs/, /ˈejʃ/
    • Homophones: heis, ex (in some accents)

Adverb

eis (not comparable)

  1. (formal) here is, here are
    Eis o seu presente. Aproveite.
    Here’s your gift. Enjoy.
    Eis-me aqui!
    Here I am!

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:eis.

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1932, Antenor Nascentes, Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa.
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