different between zis vs zig

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?s/

Adverb

zis (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of this.

Determiner

zis (plural zese)

1. Pronunciation spelling of this.

Pronoun

zis

1. Pronunciation spelling of this.

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German zins, from Old High German zins (“tax, tribute, interest on a lease or rent”), from Latin c?nsus (“census”). Cognate with German Zins (“interest”).

Noun

zis m

1. (Luserna) rent

References

• “zis” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Romanian

Verb

zis (past participle of zice)

1. said

Declension

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-raX. Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] raol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?/

Noun

zis

1. urine

References

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)

English

Etymology

Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zag.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??

Noun

zig (plural zigs)

1. A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.

Translations

Verb

zig (third-person singular simple present zigs, present participle zigging, simple past and past participle zigged)

1. To make such a turn.

Derived terms

• zig when one should zag

See also

• zigzag

Anagrams

• giz

German

Etymology

From the terminal syllable -zig in numerals such as zwanzig (“twenty”), vierzig (“forty”), achtzig (“eighty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ts?ç/

Numeral

zig

1. umpteen, tens of, dozens of (an unspecified number, usually between 10 and 100)

Derived terms

• zigfach
• zigmal
• zigster
• zighundert
• zigtausend

See also

• x