different between nis vs sis

English

Etymology 1

Noun

nis

1. A nix; a hobgoblin.

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): /n?s/

Noun

nis (plural nisse)

1. niche

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *neitša, from Proto-Indo-European *néyk?yeti, related to Lithuanian su-nìkti (“to set upon, to attack”), Proto-Slavic *nikn?ti (“to rise, grow”), and, proposed by some, Ancient Greek ?????? (neîkos, “quarrel, struggle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nis/

Verb

nis (first-person singular past tense nisa, participle nisur)

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

References

Amatlán Zapotec

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• nits (San Francisco Logueche)

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): /n?s/
• Hyphenation: nis
• Rhymes: -?s

Noun

nis f (plural nissen, diminutive nisje n)

1. (architecture) niche

   Synonym: muurholte

Related terms

• niche

Descendants

• Afrikaans: nis

Irish

Noun

nis m sg

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

Further reading

• "nis" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

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

Numeral

nis

1. two

Synonyms

• tapu

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nis/

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 ???)

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

Alternative forms

• anís (Biori)

References

• Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) 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): /ni?/

Adverb

nis

1. Alternative form 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): /ni?s/

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.) le?ex? (adjective) = holy: nis le?ex? = 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

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?s/
• Rhymes: -?s
• Homophone: cis

Noun

sis (plural sises or sisses)

1. (informal) Clipping of sister.
   • 1980, Stephen King, The Wedding Gig

     My sis is tying the knot. I want you to play for the reception.

Synonyms

• (sister): sissy

Translations

Anagrams

• ISS, SSI

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *si?? (“four”), from Middle Chinese ? (MC si?^H, “four”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-l?j (“four”). Cognate with Thai ??? (sìi), Northern Thai ???, Lao ??? (s?), Lü ??? (?ii¹), Tai Dam ???, Shan ??? (sìi), Tai Nüa ??? (s?), Ahom ???????? (sii), Zhuang seiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si??/

Numeral

sis

1. four

Synonyms

• siq (in loanwords from Chinese)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?sis/
• Rhymes: -is

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan seis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s.

Numeral

sis m or f

1. six

Noun

sis m (plural sisos)

1. six

Etymology 2

Noun

sis

1. plural of si

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Contraction

sis

1. Contraction of jsi + si.

Usage notes

When using a reflexive verb in the second-person singular past form and in conditional, the auxiliary verb být (“to be”) is replaced with just -s appended to the reflexive pronoun se, si. The full form “jsi se”, “jsi si” is proscribed as hypercorrect.

Related terms

• ses

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?s

Verb

sis

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

French

Etymology

From Latin sessus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si/

Verb

sis m (feminine singular sise, masculine plural sis, feminine plural sises)

1. past participle of seoir

Adjective

sis (feminine singular sise, masculine plural sis, feminine plural sises)

1. (law, literary) located

Further reading

• “sis” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

Noun

sis m pl

1. plural of si

Gothic

Romanization

sis

1. Romanization of ????????????

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French six.

Numeral

sis

1. six

Ido

Etymology

From English six, French six, German sechs, Spanish seis, Italian sei, Russian ????? (šest?), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s.

Numeral

sis

1. six (6)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /si?s/, [s?i?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sis/, [sis]

Etymology 1

A contraction of s? v?s, from s? (“if”) + v?s (“you want”), the second person of vol? (“to want”). Literally meaning "if you want".

Adverb

s?s (not comparable)

1. if you want, if you wish, if you're willing, if you prefer

   Synonym: s?d?s

Etymology 2

Inflected form of sum (“I am”).

Verb

s?s

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of sum

References

• sis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Louisiana Creole French

Etymology

From French six (“six”).

Numeral

sis

1. six

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French six.

Numeral

sis

1. six

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??s/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *s?x. Cognate with Western Apache sis, Chiricahua sis, Jicarilla sis, Plains Apache sis.

Noun

sis (possessed form -ziiz)

1. belt, sash, girdle

Inflection

Etymology 2

Cognate with Sarcee sis, Beaver shís, hís, Sekani hís, Chipewyan she?, Carrier shu?.

Noun

sis

1. (obsolete) hill, mountain

Alternative forms

• tsis

Derived terms

• Sis Naateel (“Wide Belt Mesa NM, Sisnathyel Mesa”)
• Sisnaajiní (“Blanca Peak”)
• Tsisnaajiní (“Blanca Peak”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

Pronoun

sis

1. locative of sii

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sis/

Numeral

sis

1. six

Descendants

• Middle French: six
  • French: six
    • Haitian Creole: sis
    • Louisiana Creole French: sis
    • Mauritian Creole: sis
  • Norman: six
• Walloon: shijh
• ? Middle English: sice, sis
  • English: sice, sise, size
    • ? Japanese: ??? (saisu)

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Surmiran) seis
• (Puter, Vallader) ses

Etymology

From Latin sex (compare Spanish seis), from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s.

Numeral

sis

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) six

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English cheese.

Noun

sis

1. cheese

Turkish

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

sis (definite accusative sisi, plural sisler)

1. (meteorology) fog

Declension

Derived terms

• sisli

Western Apache

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *s?x. Cognate with Navajo sis, Chiricahua sis, Jicarilla sis, Plains Apache sis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s??s]

Noun

sis (possessed form -ziz)

1. belt

Derived terms

• shiziz = "my belt"
• biziz = "her/his/their belt"

Zazaki

Noun

sis

1. knitting needle