cís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cis"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

  Homophones: sís

Noun

cís n (genitive singular císs, no plural)

1. (music) C sharp

Declension

declension of cís

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	cís	císið
accusative	cís	císið
dative	císi	císinu
genitive	císs	císsins

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus.

Noun

cís m or n

1. tax, tribute, cess, rent

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cís	císL	císae
Vocative	cís	císL	císu
Accusative	císN	císL	císu
Genitive	císoH, císaH	císo, císa	císaeN
Dative	císL	císaib	císaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Neuter u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	císN	císL	císL, císa
Vocative	císN	císL	cís
Accusative	císN	císL	cís
Genitive	císoH, císaH	císoN, císaN	císN
Dative	císL	císaib	císaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: cíos
• Manx: keesh
• Scottish Gaelic: cìs

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cís	chís	cís pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.