peis

See also: Peis and Péis

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛi̯s/

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Noun

peis f or m (uncountable)

1. peace

Anagrams

• pies

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Ladin

Alternative forms

• pëis

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum.

Noun

peis m (plural peisc)

1. weight

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Norman

Alternative forms

• pais (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French peis, pois, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).

Noun

peis m (plural peis)

1. (Guernsey) pea

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

peis m (definite singular peisen, indefinite plural peiser, definite plural peisene)

1. a fireplace (equipped with a chimney to funnel smoke away)

Derived terms

• peiskos

Hypernyms

• ildsted

References

• “peis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin piscis.

Noun

peis m (plural peisses)

1. fish (a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water)

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 728.

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Old French

Etymology 1

See pais.

Noun

peis oblique singular, f (oblique plural peis, nominative singular peis, nominative plural peis)

1. Alternative form of pais

Etymology 2

See pois.

Noun

peis oblique singular, f (oblique plural peis, nominative singular peis, nominative plural peis)

1. Alternative form of pois (“weight”)

Etymology 3

See pois.

Noun

peis oblique singular, f (oblique plural peis, nominative singular peis, nominative plural peis)

1. Alternative form of pois (“peas”)

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Romansch

Noun

peis m pl

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) plural of pe
2. (Puter, Vallader) plural of pè
3. (Sursilvan) plural of pei