cìs
See also: cis, Cis, CIS, cís, cis-, -cis, and çiş
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cís (“tax, tribute, cess, rent”) (compare Manx keesh), from Latin cēnsus.
Noun
cìs f (genitive singular cìse, plural cìsean)
- tax
- fine
- Chaidh cìs £150 a chur air.
- He was fined £150.
Synonyms
- càin
Derived terms
Derived terms
- cìs air teachd-a-steach (“income tax”)
- cìs luach-leasaichte (“value added tax”)
- cìs uaine (“green tax”)
- for-chìs (“surcharge”)
- ro chìsean (“pre-tax”)