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nis

English

Etymology 1

From Danish nisse.

Noun

nis (plural nisses)

  1. A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.

Etymology 2

Contraction

nis

  1. (obsolete) Contraction of ne is

Anagrams

  • INS, Ins, Ins., NSI, SIN, Sin, in's, ins, ins., sin

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch nis, from Middle French niche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəs/

Noun

nis (plural nisse)

  1. niche

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *neitša, from Proto-Indo-European *néykʷyeti, related to Lithuanian su-ni̇̀kti (“to set upon, to attack”), Proto-Slavic *niknǫti (“to rise, grow”), and, proposed by some, Ancient Greek νεῖκος (neîkos, “quarrel, struggle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nis/

Verb

nis (aorist nisa, participle nisur)

  1. to start, to begin
  2. to prepare for a journey

Derived terms

References

Amatlán Zapotec

Alternative forms

  • nits (San Francisco Logueche)

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. (San Cristóbal) water

References

  • SIL / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Ayoquesco Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Cajonos Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Catalan

Noun

nis

  1. plural of ni

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French niche (17th century).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɪs/
  • Hyphenation: nis
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun

nis f (plural nissen, diminutive nisje n)

  1. (architecture) niche
    Synonym: muurholte

Related terms

  • niche

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: nis
  • → Papiamentu: nis

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nʲiʃ/

Etymology 1

By apheresis from inis.

Verb

nis (present analytic niseann, future analytic neosaidh, verbal noun nisint, past participle niste)

  1. Kerry form of inis (“to tell”)
Conjugation

Further reading

  • Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 544, pages 295–97

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

nis m sg

  1. genitive singular of neas (“moulding-block”)

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nyi·šwi (“two”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnis/, [ˈniz˧˦]

Numeral

nis (initial root nis-)

  1. two (in counting)
    Synonym: tapu

References

  • Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
  • LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing

Mitla Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Stubblefield, Mitla Zapotec Texts (1994, SIL)
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Mixtepec Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Old English

Alternative forms

  • nys

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnis/

Verb

nis

  1. Contraction of ne is (“is not”).

Old Saxon

Etymology

Compare a similar contraction in Old English, where it applied to the whole conjugation of wesan and thus created the verb nesan. Such contractions with a verb and the negative part *ne are frequently encountered in ancient Germanic languages, compare Old Saxon nitan, newitan (“to not know”) (from ne + witan), Old English nabban (“to not have”) (from ne + habban), nillan (“to not want”) (from ne + willan) and nesan (“to not be”) (ne + wesan).

Verb

nis

  1. Contraction of ne is (“is not”).
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Phalura

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nis/

Pronoun

nis (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling نِس)

  1. it
  2. him
  3. her
  4. this one (prox acc)

Alternative forms

  • anís (Biori)

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “nis”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Portuguese

Noun

nis f

  1. plural of ni

Quioquitani-Quierí Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Stephen A. Marlett, Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec) (2010) / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

San Juan Guelavía Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
  • López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía‎[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 16, 23

San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niʃ/

Adverb

nis

  1. Clipping of a-nis (“now”).

Southern Rincon Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Texmelucan Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Tilquiapan Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Stephen A. Marlett, Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec) (2010) / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Tlacolulita Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Coatlán-Loxicha Zapotec, in notes, citing Smith Stark

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niːs/

Noun

nis

  1. Nasal mutation of dis.

Mutation

Xanaguía Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Stephen A. Marlett, Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec) (2010) / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Yalálag Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • F. López Lorenzo, Cuent que to tiemp ca uk huin nis (Cuando hubo escasez de agua en Yalálag) (1979)
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Yatee Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Stephen A. Marlett, Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec) (2010) / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Yatzachi Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water
  2. juice

Adjective

nis

  1. watery

References

  • NAOS: notes and materials for the linguistic study of the sacred, volume 1 (4), issue 1 (1984): Yatzachi nEl Bajo Zapotec (I. B.) leˀex̭ (adjective) = holy: nis leˀex̭ = holy water.
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
  • Butler H., Inez M. (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de Yatzachi: Yatzachi el Bajo, Yatzachi el Alto, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 37)‎[3], second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 270–271

Zaniza Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Zoogocho Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

nis

  1. water
  2. juice

Adjective

nis

  1. watery

References

  • Aaron Huey Sonnenschein, A Descriptive Grammar of San Bartolomé Zoogocho Zapotec (2005)
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
  • Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[4] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 262

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