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 the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

eis

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

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈei̯s/, [ˈe̞i̯s̠]

Noun

eis

  1. (music) E-sharp

Anagrams

Galician

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!”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈejs/

Adverb

eis

  1. (formal) here is, here are

Synonyms
  • velaquí, velaí

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 of eiti
  2. third-person plural future of eiti

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ai̯s/, [ɑɪ̯s]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *uns.

Alternative forms
  • äis (now rare)
  • ons (Luxembourg City; now also less common)

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 geschéckt. ― They sent us a lovely gift.
Declension
Luxembourgish personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative reflexive
str. unstr. str. unstr. str. unstr.
1st person singular ech — mech — mir mer like dat. and acc.
2nd person singular
(informal)		 du de dech — dir der like dat. and acc.
2nd person singular
(formal)		 Dir Der Iech Iech [əɕ] Iech Iech [əɕ] Iech
3rd person singular (m) hien en hien en him em sech
3rd person singular (f) si se si se hir er sech
3rd person singular (n) hatt et ('t) hatt et ('t) him em sech
1st person plural mir mer eis (ons) — eis (ons) — eis (ons)
2nd person plural dir der iech iech [əɕ] iech iech [əɕ] iech
3rd person plural si se si se hinnen en sech

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
Luxembourgish possessive pronouns
nominative / accusative dative
masculine feminine neuter plural masculine feminine neuter plural
1st person singular mäin meng mäin meng mengem menger mengem mengen
2nd person singular (informal) däin deng däin deng dengem denger dengem dengen
2nd person singular (formal) Ären Är Äert Är Ärem Ärer Ärem Ären
3rd person singular (m/n) säin seng säin seng sengem senger sengem sengen
3rd person singular (f) hiren hir hiert hir hirem hirer hirem hiren
1st person plural eisen eis eist eis eisem eiser eisem eisen
2nd person plural ären är äert är ärem ärer ärem ären
3rd person plural hiren hir hiert hir hirem hirer hirem hiren

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[2]:

  • 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.
  2. 1932, Antenor Nascentes, Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa.
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