eis

eis

1. Alternative form of ais

• IPA^(key): /ɛi̯s/

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• Hyphenation: eis
• Homophones: Eys, ijs
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

From Middle Dutch eisch, eesch, heesch, eysch. Ultimately from the root of eisen (“to claim, demand”).

eis m (plural eisen, diminutive eisje n)

1. requirement
2. demand

• eisch (obsolete)

• eisenbundel
• kapitaaleis
• looneis
• strafeis

• eisen

• → Papiamentu: eis (dated)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

eis

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

From German Eis (German key notation).

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯s/, [ˈe̞i̯s̠]
• Rhymes: -eis
• Syllabification^(key): eis

eis

1. (music) E-sharp

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

• esi-, ies, sei, sie

From Old Galician-Portuguese eis (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin ixe or isse, non-standard variants of ipse (“himself”) and cognate to Aragonese ex, eix, eis, Old Spanish eje, Catalan eixe, Occitan eis (Old Occitan eps), Old French es, esse.[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈejs/

eis

1. (formal) behold!

   Synonyms: velaquí, velaí

   Eila tes, noviña do trinque ― Here you have it, brand new

   • 1671, Gabriel Feixoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:

     es'aquí mandereita,
     e digo que deijemola endeita.

     Here you have my right hand;
     I say: let's leave this task.

   • 1671, Gabriel Feixoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:

     Labrador:
     ò rio, ò rio co'eles.
     eis uns a cabalo doutros.

     Farmer:
     "Let's we throw them to the river."
     "Here they are [Watch them], the ones atop the others."

This word can contract with articles and pronouns.

• “ex” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “eis” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “eis” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “eis” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “eis” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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eis

1. singular imperative of eisen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of eisen

eis

1. Romanization of 𐌴𐌹𐍃

• iīs

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.iːs/, [ˈeiːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.is/, [ˈɛːis]

eīs

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

eis

1. third-person singular/plural future of eiti

• IPA^(key): [ɑɪ̯s]

From Middle High German and Old High German uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns.

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

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.

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

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

From Dutch ijs.

eis

1. ice

• ei (with third-person pronouns)

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin ixe or isse, non-standard variants of ipse (“himself”) and cognate to Aragonese ex, eix, eis, Old Spanish eje, Catalan eixe, Occitan eis (Old Occitan eps), Old French es, esse. Doublet of esse and isso, potentially from the standard variant.[1][2]

• Homophones: heis, ex

eis (not comparable)

1. here is, here are

   Synonyms: aqui, cá

   Eis o seu presente. Aproveite.

   Here’s your gift. Enjoy.

   Eis-me aqui!

   Here I am!

For quotations using this term, see Citations:eis.