zeis

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch seise, seisene, from Old Dutch *sagisna, *segisna, from Proto-West Germanic *sagisnu. Cognate with German Sense and English scythe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛi̯s/

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• Hyphenation: zeis
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Noun

zeis f (plural zeisen, diminutive zeisje n)

1. scythe

Derived terms

• zeisblad
• zeisboom
• zeisenmaker
• zeisindustrie
• zeissmederij

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: seis

See also

• sikkel

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) zēīs

1. dative/ablative plural of zēa