eis

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈejs/

Interjection

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."

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ex”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “eis”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “eis”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “eis”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “eis”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Pronunciation

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Verb

eis

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

Romanization

eis

1. Romanization of 𐌴𐌹𐍃

Alternative forms

• iīs

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

eīs

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

Verb

eis

1. third-person singular/plural future of eiti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑɪ̯s]

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Etymology

From Dutch ijs.

Noun

eis

1. ice

Alternative forms

• ei (with third-person pronouns)

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation

• Homophones: heis, ex

Adverb

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!

References