ijs

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See also: IJS

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛi̯s/
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    		(file)
  • Homophone: eis
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Noun[edit]

ijs n (uncountable, diminutive ijsje n)

  1. ice
    Er staat ijs op de vijver.
    There is ice on the pond.
  2. ice cream
    Ik lust wel wat ijs.
    I’d like some ice cream.
    Wil je een ijsje?
    Do you want an ice cream?

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: ys
  • → Indonesian: es

Middle Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą.

Noun[edit]

ijs n

  1. ice

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: ijs
    • Afrikaans: ys
    • → Indonesian: es
  • Limburgish: ies

Further reading[edit]

  • “ijs”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “ijs”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

ijs (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of is (“ice”)
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