sijs
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch siseken, borrowed from Middle Low German sisek, from a Slavic language. Cognate to English siskin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛi̯s/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sijs
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯s
Noun
sijs m (plural sijzen, diminutive sijsje n)
- siskin, any member of the genus Spinus.
- specifically the Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus as a species or any member thereof.
Derived terms
- drijfsijs
Finnish
Noun
sijs
- Obsolete spelling of siis