Eis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Eis.
Proper noun
Eis (plural Eises)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Eis is the 39607th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 555 individuals. Eis is most common among White (93.69%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 518.
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Ies (Ripuarian)
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ei̯s/, /ɛi̯s/
Noun
Eis n (plural Eis)
- (Moselle Franconian) ice
- (Moselle Franconian) ice cream
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare Low German Ies, Dutch ijs, English ice, Danish is.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪ̯s/, [aɪ̯s]
audio (file) audio (Austria) (file) - Homophone: Eiß
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
Noun
Eis n (strong, genitive Eises, plural Eis or Eise, diminutive Eischen n)
- ice
- ice cream
Usage notes
- The plural forms are used for the sense “ice cream”, but are often avoided.
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Eis | die | Eis, Eise |
| genitive | eines | des | Eises | der | Eis, Eise |
| dative | einem | dem | Eis, Eise1 | den | Eis, Eisen |
| accusative | ein | das | Eis | die | Eis, Eise |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
- Blitzeis
- Eisbahn
- Eisbär
- Eisbecher
- eisbedeckt
- Eisbein
- Eisberg
- Eisblock
- Eisblume
- Eisboden
- Eisbohrkern
- Eisbrecher
- Eiscreme
- Eisdecke
- Eisdiele
- eisen
- Eiseshauch
- Eiseskälte
- Eiseskälte
- Eisfach
- Eisfeld
- eisfrei
- eisgekühlt
- eisglatt
- Eishalle
- Eisheilige
- Eishockey
- eisig
- Eiskaffee
- eiskalt
- Eiskeller
- Eiskratzer
- Eiskristall
- Eiskunstlauf
- Eislauf
- eislaufen, Eis laufen
- Eismann
- Eismaschine
- Eismeergarnele
- Eisnebel
- Eispunkt
- Eisregen
- Eisschicht
- Eisschnelllauf
- Eisscholle
- Eisschrank
- Eissturm
- Eistanz
- Eistee
- Eistüte
- Eisverkäufer
- Eiswaffel
- Eiswein
- Eiswolke
- Eiswürfel
- Eiszapfen
- Eiszeit
- enteisen
- Glatteis
- Spagettieis
- Wassereis
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔeː.ɪs/
audio (file)
Noun
Eis n (strong, genitive Eis, plural Eis)
- (music) E sharp
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Eis | die | Eis |
| genitive | eines | des | Eis | der | Eis |
| dative | einem | dem | Eis | den | Eis |
| accusative | ein | das | Eis | die | Eis |
Alternative forms
- Eies
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaɪ̯s/
audio (file) audio (Austria) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
Noun
Eis
- genitive singular of Ei
Further reading
- “Eis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Eis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Eis (Wasser, Speise)” in Duden online
Eis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Anagrams
- Sie, sie
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪ̯s/
Noun
Eis n
- ice
- Du mol en bissje Eis in de Suco.
- Put some ice in the juice.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice.
Noun
Eis n
- ice