Eiß

See also: Eiss and Appendix:Variations of "eis"

German

Alternative forms

• Eiss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German eiz (“pus”); cognate with Eiter (“pus”). See also oat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪ̯s/, [aɪ̯s]
• Homophone: Eis
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Eiß m (genitive Eißes, plural Eiße)

1. (regional, Southern Germany, Switzerland, chiefly dialectal) purulent ulcer, running sore

Synonyms

• Eitergeschwür (the general word)

Further reading

• “Eiß” in Duden online