עס

עס

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ëz, from Old High German iz, from Proto-Germanic *it. Cognate with German es.

Pronunciation

• (full form) IPA^(key): /ɛs/; (contraction) /s/, /sə/

Pronoun

עס • (es) n

1. it: third-person singular pronoun referring to a non-human

Alternative forms

• ס׳‎ (s'), ס״‎ (s") – contraction

  ‏ס׳איז‎ ― s'iz ― it is

See also

Yiddish personal pronouns

person	singular
	1st	2nd	3rd m	3rd f	3rd n
nominative	איך‎ (ikh)	דו‎ (du)	ער‎ (er)	זי‎ (zi)	עס (es)
dative	מיר‎ (mir)	דיר‎ (dir)	אים‎ (im)	איר‎ (ir)	אים‎ (im)
accusative	מיך‎ (mikh)	דיך‎ (dikh)	אים‎ (im)	זי‎ (zi)	עס (es)
person	plural
	1st	2nd	3rd
nominative	מיר‎ (mir)	איר‎ (ir)	זיי‎ (zey)
dative	אונדז‎ (undz)	אײַך‎ (aykh)	זיי‎ (zey)
accusative	אונדז‎ (undz)	אײַך‎ (aykh)	זיי‎ (zey)
See also the possessive pronouns.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs/

Verb

עס • (es)

1. inflection of עסן‎ (esn):
   1. first-person singular
   2. imperative singular