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cis ics csi sci isc sic

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Definitions and meaning of cis

cis

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation, presumably from either English cosine and sine and the number i or translingual cos, i, and sin.

Symbol

cis

1. (mathematics) The function ${\displaystyle \mathrm {cis} (x)=\cos x+i\sin x}$.

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin cis (“on this side (of), on the near or same side”). Doublet of he, it, here, hither, and hence.

Adjective

cis (not comparable)

1. (biology) Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
2. (cytology) Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
3. (physical chemistry) In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the same side of the bond.
4. (physical chemistry) In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are adjacent to each other.

Antonyms

• trans

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of cisgender or cissexual, ultimately from Latin cis.

Alternative forms

• CIS (proscribed)

Adjective

cis (not comparable)

1. Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) nor non-binary.

   Coordinate term: trans

Usage notes

Compare cis- and its usage notes. See also the usage notes for cis and cisgender in the latter’s entry.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• -ics, CSI, ICS, ICs, I²Cs, SCI, SIC, Sci., sci, sci., sic

Czech

Noun

cis n (indeclinable)

1. C-sharp

Further reading

• cis in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• cis in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Ido cis, from Latin cis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sis]
• Hyphenation: cis

Preposition

cis

1. (nonstandard) on this side of

   Synonyms: ĉi-flanke de, maltrans

   Antonym: trans

   Ili loĝas cis tiuj montoj. ― They live on this side of those mountains.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:cis.

See also

• apud (“beside”)

References

Finnish

Etymology

From German Cis (German key notation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsis/, [ˈs̠is̠]

Noun

cis

1. (music) C-sharp

Usage notes

• 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.
• In speech, the declension is often: cissän, cissää, simiar to ässä.

Declension

Derived terms

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sis/

Preposition

cis

1. on this side of (anything)

Antonyms

• trans (“on the other side of, beyond, across”)

Derived terms

• cisa (“hither (on this side)”)
• cise (“(on) this side”)
• cisalpa (“cisalpine”)
• cis-

Descendants

• Esperanto: cis

Noun

cis (uncountable)

1. C sharp

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ces (“basket, hamper, pannier; bee-hive, skep; causeway of hurdles”), from Old Norse kesja, Latin cista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [cɪʃ]

Noun

cis f (genitive singular cise, nominative plural ciseanna)

1. wicker container; basket, crate
2. plaited or crossed twigs as support for causeway

Alternative forms

• ceas f

Noun

cis f (genitive singular cise)

1. restraint; (golf) handicap

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• ciseadóireacht f (“wicker-work; basketry”)

Verb

cis (present analytic ciseann, future analytic cisfidh, verbal noun ciseadh, past participle ciste) (transitive, intransitive)

1. stand, place one's weight (ar (“on”))
2. restrain
3. (sports) handicap

Conjugation

Alternative forms

• cisigh

Derived terms

• cisí m (“handicapper”)

Descendants

• → Yola: kishe, kish

Mutation

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ces”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cis.

Adjective

cis (invariable)

1. cis

Anagrams

• -isc-, ics, sci

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ki(s), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”).

Cognate with ce-dō, hi-c, ec-ce, Ancient Greek ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos, “that”), Old Irish cē (“here”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 (himma, “to this”). More at he, here.

The accusative could be from either the adverbial derivation, a metaphor like in post and ante, or analogy with trāns.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kis/, [kɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃis/, [t͡ʃis]

Preposition

cis (+ accusative)

1. on or to this or the near side of; short of
2. before

Antonyms

• uls

Derived terms

• citer

References

• “cis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• cis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• cis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃis/
• Rhymes: -is

Interjection

cis (Jawi spelling چيس)

1. An expression of anger
2. ouch (expression in sympathy at another’s pain)
3. ouch (reply to an insult)

Further reading

• “cis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle English

Adjective

cis

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of chis

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiːs/

Adjective

ċīs

1. Alternative form of ċīes

Declension

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cís”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[5], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cīs”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I ⁠‎^[6], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.

Polish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tisъ, from Proto-Indo-European *taḱs-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕis/
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: cis

Noun

cis m inan

1. yew
2. (singular only) wood of the yew

Declension

Note: genitive singular form "cisa" can be used only for sense #1.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sis/
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: cis

Noun

cis n

1. C sharp

Further reading

• cis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cis in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ

Adjective

cis (invariable)

1. cis, cisgender
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cis.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθis/ [ˈθis]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsis/ [ˈsis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: cis

Adjective

cis (invariable)

1. cis, cisgender

Derived terms

Anagrams

• sic

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