тис

See also: тіс

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tisъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tis]

Noun

тис • (tis) m

1. (botany) yew, yew tree (Taxus baccata)

   Synonym: тисово дърво (tisovo dǎrvo)

Declension

Declension of тис

	singular	plural
indefinite	тис tis	ти́сове tísove
definite (subject form)	ти́сът tísǎt	ти́совете tísovete
definite (object form)	ти́са tísa
count form	—	ти́са tísa

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tisъ, of disputed origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲis]

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• Rhymes: -is

Noun

тис • (tis) m inan (genitive ти́са, nominative plural ти́сы, genitive plural ти́сов)

1. yew (tree or wood)

Declension

Declension of тис (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ти́с tís	ти́сы tísy
genitive	ти́са tísa	ти́сов tísov
dative	ти́су tísu	ти́сам tísam
accusative	ти́с tís	ти́сы tísy
instrumental	ти́сом tísom	ти́сами tísami
prepositional	ти́се tíse	ти́сах tísax

Related terms

• тисовый (tisovyj)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɪs]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *tisъ.

Noun

тис • (tys) m inan (genitive ти́са, nominative plural ти́си, genitive plural ти́сів)

1. (countable) yew (tree or shrub)
2. (uncountable) yew (wood)

Declension

(countable, tree or shrub)

Declension of тис (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	тис tys	ти́си týsy
genitive	ти́са týsa	ти́сів týsiv
dative	ти́сові, ти́су týsovi, týsu	ти́сам týsam
accusative	тис tys	ти́си týsy
instrumental	ти́сом týsom	ти́сами týsamy
locative	ти́сі týsi	ти́сах týsax
vocative	ти́се týse	ти́си týsy

(uncountable, wood)

Declension of тис (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	тис tys
genitive	ти́су týsu
dative	ти́сові, ти́су týsovi, týsu
accusative	тис tys
instrumental	ти́сом týsom
locative	ти́су, ти́сі týsu, týsi
vocative	ти́се týse

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

тис • (tys)

1. second-person singular imperative of ти́снути impf (týsnuty)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “тис”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “тис”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “тис”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “тис”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Other turkic *tiz- or *tis- or *diz-.

Verb

тис • (tis)

1. (sewing) to string, to thread

   оҕуруота тис ― oğuruota tis ― to string a bead

   сип гыммыты ситиигэ тиһэр

   sip gımmıtı sitiige tiher

   whatever she hears, she will string (together)

   (proverb, about a gossip girl)