זיס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German suozi, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus. Compare German süß. Cognates include Dutch zoet, English sweet, and Swedish söt.

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)

Derived terms

זיסקײַט‎ (ziskayt, “sweetness”)
צוקער־זיס‎ (tsuker-zis, “sugar-sweet”)
זיסינקע‎ (zisinke, “sweetie”)

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