זיס

זיס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozi, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare German süß. Cognates include Dutch zoet, English sweet, and Swedish söt.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /zɪs/
• (Poylish, Netherlandic) IPA^(key): /ziːs/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /zis/

Adjective

זיס • (zis) (comparative זיסער‎ (ziser), superlative זיסט‎ (zist))

1. sweet
2. cute

Declension

Declension of זיס

predicative					זיס zis
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	זיסער‎ ziser	זיס zis	זיסע‎ zise	זיס zis	זיסע‎ zise	זיסע‎ zise
accusative	זיסן‎ zisn
dative			זיסן‎ zisn		זיסער‎ ziser

Synonyms

• (cute): שיין‎ (sheyn), באַחנט‎ (bakheynt), חנעוודיק‎ (kheynevdik)

Derived terms

• זיסקײַט‎ (ziskayt, “sweetness”)
• צוקער־זיס‎ (tsuker-zis, “sugar-sweet”)
• זיסינקע‎ (zisinke, “sweetie”)