זיס

Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German suozi, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus. Compare German süß. Cognates include Dutch zoet, English sweet, and Swedish söt.

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)

Derived terms

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