sis

See also: SIS, sís, -sis, šis, šīs, and şiş

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪs
  • Homophone: cis

Noun

sis (plural sises or sisses)

  1. (informal) Clipping of sister.

Synonyms

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan seis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

Catalan cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : sis
    Ordinal : sisè
    Multiplier : sèxtuple
Catalan Wikipedia article on sis

sis m, f

  1. (cardinal) six

Noun

sis m (plural sisos)

  1. six

Etymology 2

Noun

sis

  1. plural of si

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Contraction

sis

  1. Contraction of jsi + si.

Usage notes

When using a reflexive verb in the second-person singular past form and in conditional, the auxiliary verb být (“to be”) is replaced with just -s appended to the reflexive pronoun se, si. The full form “jsi se”, “jsi si” is proscribed as hypercorrect.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Verb

sis

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

French

Etymology

From Latin sessus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si/

Verb

sis m (feminine singular sise, masculine plural sis, feminine plural sises)

  1. past participle of seoir

Adjective

sis (feminine singular sise, masculine plural sis, feminine plural sises)

  1. (law, literary) located

Further reading

Galician

Noun

sis m pl

  1. plural of si

Gothic

Romanization

sis

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐍃

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French six.

Numeral

sis

  1. (cardinal) six

Ido

Ido cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : sis
    Ordinal : sisesma
    Adverbial : sisfoye
    Multiplier : sisopla
    Fractional : sisima
Ido Wikipedia article on sis

Etymology

From English six, French six, German sechs, Spanish seis, Italian sei, Russian шесть (šestʹ), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

sis

  1. six (6)

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

A contraction of sī vīs, from sī (“if”) + vīs (“you want”), the second person of volō (“to want”). Literally meaning "if you want".

Adverb

sīs (not comparable)

  1. if you want, if you wish, if you're willing, if you prefer
    Synonym: sōdēs

Etymology 2

Inflected form of sum (“I am”).

Verb

sīs

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of sum

References

  • sis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Louisiana Creole French

Etymology

From French six (“six”).

Numeral

sis

  1. (cardinal) six

Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : sis
    Ordinal : siziem

Etymology

From French six.

Numeral

sis

  1. (cardinal) six

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪ̀s/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *səx. Cognate with Western Apache sis, Chiricahua sis, Jicarilla sis, Plains Apache sis.

Noun

sis (possessed form -ziiz)

  1. belt, sash, girdle
    Shiziiz áshłééh.
    I am putting my belt on.

Inflection

Etymology 2

Cognate with Sarcee sis, Beaver shís, hís, Sekani hís, Chipewyan sheθ, Carrier shuθ.

Noun

sis

  1. (obsolete) hill, mountain
Alternative forms
  • tsis
Derived terms
  • Sis Naateel (“Wide Belt Mesa NM, Sisnathyel Mesa”)
  • Sisnaajiní (“Blanca Peak”)
  • Tsisnaajiní (“Blanca Peak”)

Northern Sami

Pronoun

sis

  1. locative of sii

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sis/

Numeral

cardinal number
6 Previous: cinc
Next: set

sis

  1. six

Descendants

  • Middle French: six

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Surmiran) seis
  • (Puter, Vallader) ses

Etymology

From Latin sex (compare Spanish seis), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

sis

  1. (cardinal, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) six

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English cheese.

Noun

sis

  1. cheese

Turkish

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

sis (definite accusative sisi, plural sisler)

  1. (meteorology) fog

Declension

Inflection
Nominative sis
Definite accusative sisi
Singular Plural
Nominative sis sisler
Definite accusative sisi sisleri
Dative sise sislere
Locative siste sislerde
Ablative sisten sislerden
Genitive sisin sislerin
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular sisim sislerim
2nd singular sisin sislerin
3rd singular sisi sisleri
1st plural sisimiz sislerimiz
2nd plural sisiniz sisleriniz
3rd plural sisleri sisleri

Derived terms

Western Apache

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *səx. Cognate with Navajo sis, Chiricahua sis, Jicarilla sis, Plains Apache sis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɪ̀s]

Noun

sis (possessed form -ziz)

  1. belt

Derived terms

  • shiziz = "my belt"
  • biziz = "her/his/their belt"
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