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yis

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See also: yiš, yış, -yiş, -yış, and þis

English

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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yis (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of yes.

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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yis

  1. (Ireland, especially Dublin) Alternative form of yous

Anagrams

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Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English yeast.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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yîs m

  1. yeast

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English ġīse, ġēse; equivalent to Old English ġēa + sīe.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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yis

  1. yes
Alternative forms
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Adverb

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yis

  1. yes

Descendants

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  • English: yes
  • Middle Scots: ȝis, ȝes, ȝeis

References

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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yis (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of is (ice)

Etymology 3

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Determiner

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yis

  1. (East Anglia) Alternative form of þes (these)

Etymology 4

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Determiner

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yis

  1. (chiefly Northern, East Anglia) Alternative form of þis (this)

Tarifit

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin equus (horse).

Noun

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yis m (Tifinagh spelling ⵢⵉⵙ, plural iysan or itšsan)

  1. horse
    Synonym: akidar

Declension

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    Declension of yis
Singular Plural
free state yis iysan
construct state uyis yiysan

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English yeast.

Noun

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yis

  1. yeast