gis
See also: Gis, GIs, GIS, gís, ĝis, giş, and Giś
English
Etymology 1
From the military term GIS, "general impression and shape".
Noun
gis (uncountable)
- (ornithology, slang) Alternative spelling of jizz
- 1988, April 8, “Jerry Sullivan”, in Field & Street:
- Applied to birding, the gis approach involves a deemphasis of separate field marks in favor of the gestalt, the essence that tells us a dog is a dog […]
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Contraction
gis
- Alternative form of gi's.
Anagrams
- GSI, IGS, IGs, Igs, SIG, Sig, igs, sig
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪs
Verb
gis
- first-person singular present indicative of gissen
- imperative of gissen
Finnish
Etymology
From German Gis (German key notation).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡis/, [ˈɡis̠]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification(key): gis
Noun
gis
- (music) G-sharp
Usage notes
Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.
Declension
| Inflection of gis (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gis | gisit | |
| genitive | gisin | gisien | |
| partitive | gisiä | gisejä | |
| illative | gisiin | giseihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | gis | gisit | |
| accusative | nom. | gis | gisit |
| gen. | gisin | ||
| genitive | gisin | gisien | |
| partitive | gisiä | gisejä | |
| inessive | gisissä | giseissä | |
| elative | gisistä | giseistä | |
| illative | gisiin | giseihin | |
| adessive | gisillä | giseillä | |
| ablative | gisiltä | giseiltä | |
| allative | gisille | giseille | |
| essive | gisinä | giseinä | |
| translative | gisiksi | giseiksi | |
| instructive | — | gisein | |
| abessive | gisittä | giseittä | |
| comitative | — | giseineen | |
| Possessive forms of gis (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | gisini | gisimme |
| 2nd person | gisisi | gisinne |
| 3rd person | gisinsä | |
French
Verb
gis
- first/second-person singular present indicative of gésir
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
gis
- passive form of gi
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gypsum (“plaster”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxis/ [ˈxis]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: gis
Noun
gis m (plural gises)
- (education) piece of chalk
- Synonyms: tiza, clarión
Further reading
- “gis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
gis on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Wolof
Verb
gis
- to see
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 100