nis

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See also: Nis, NIS, -nis, niś, niš, Niš, ñiś, and -niß

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. A nix; a hobgoblin.

Etymology 2[edit]

Contraction[edit]

nis

  1. (obsolete) Contraction of ne is

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch nis, from Middle French niche.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nis (plural nisse)

  1. niche

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *neitša, from Proto-Indo-European *néykʷyeti, related to Lithuanian su-nìkti (“to set upon, to attack”), Proto-Slavic *niknǫti (“to rise, grow”), and, proposed by some, Ancient Greek νεῖκος (neîkos, “quarrel, struggle”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

nis (first-person singular past tense nisa, participle nisur)

  1. I start, I begin
  2. I prepare for a journey

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “nis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 191

Amatlán Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • nits (San Francisco Logueche)

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. (San Cristóbal) water

References[edit]

Ayoquesco Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Cajonos Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. plural of ni

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle French niche (17th century).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nɪs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: nis
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun[edit]

nis f (plural nissen, diminutive nisje n)

  1. (architecture) niche
    Synonym: muurholte

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: nis
  • → Papiamentu: nis

Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

nis m sg

  1. genitive singular of neas (“moulding-block”)

Further reading[edit]

Malecite-Passamaquoddy[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *nyi·šwi (“two”).

Numeral[edit]

nis

  1. two

Synonyms[edit]

Mitla Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Mixtepec Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

nis

  1. Contraction of ne is (“is not”).

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare a similar contraction in Old English, where it applied to the whole conjugation of wesan and thus created the verb nesan. Such contractions with a verb and the negative part *ne are frequently encountered in ancient Germanic languages, compare Old Saxon nitan, newitan (“to not know”) (from ne + witan), Old English nabban (“to not have”) (from ne + habban), nillan (“to not want”) (from ne + willan) and nesan (“to not be”) (ne + wesan).

Verb[edit]

nis

  1. Contraction of ne is (“is not”).
    • (Can we date this quote?), Heliand, verse 3935:
      uundres an thesaru uueroldi: nis that uureðaro dad
      wonders of this world: it is not the angriest deed

Phalura[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

nis (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling نِس)

  1. it
  2. him
  3. her
  4. this one (prox acc)

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

nis f

  1. plural of ni

Quioquitani-Quierí Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

San Juan Guelavía Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

nis

  1. Alternative form of a-nis (“now”)

Southern Rincon Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Texmelucan Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Tilquiapan Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Tlacolulita Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. Nasal mutation of dis.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dis ddis nis unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Xanaguía Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Yalálag Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

  • F. López Lorenzo, Cuent que to tiemp ca uk huin nis (Cuando hubo escasez de agua en Yalálag) (1979)
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

Yatee Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Yatzachi Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water
  2. juice

Adjective[edit]

nis

  1. watery

References[edit]

  • NAOS: notes and materials for the linguistic study of the sacred, volume 1 (4), issue 1 (1984): Yatzachi nEl Bajo Zapotec (I. B.) leˀex̭ (adjective) = holy: nis leˀex̭ = holy water.
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
  • Butler H., Inez M. (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de Yatzachi: Yatzachi el Bajo, Yatzachi el Alto, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 37)‎[3], second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 270–271

Zaniza Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water

References[edit]

Zoogocho Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun[edit]

nis

  1. water
  2. juice

Adjective[edit]

nis

  1. watery

References[edit]

  • Aaron Huey Sonnenschein, A Descriptive Grammar of San Bartolomé Zoogocho Zapotec (2005)
  • Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
  • Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[4] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 262
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