sies

See also: Sies, síes, and -sies

English

Etymology 1

From Afrikaans

Interjection

sies

1. (South Africa) Expressing disgust, disappointment, or annoyance.
   • 2008, William Higham, Nakada's Touch (page 316)

     'Sies, man,' a voice said. 'You're a domkop. How you gonna see 'em?'

   • 2011, Niq Mhlongo, After Tears (page 13)

     “Sies, man!” she said to herself. “Where are the men of this house? Is anybody home?”

Etymology 2

Verb

sies

1. simple past and past participle of sie

Noun

sies

1. plural of sie

Anagrams

• -esis, seis, sise

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German

Alternative forms

• sie's

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziːs/
• Hyphenation: sies

Contraction

sies

1. Contraction of sie es.
   • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1‎^[1], 5th edition, page 4:

     Als der Frosch auf den Stuhl gekommen war, sprach er „nun schieb mir dein goldenes Tellerlein näher, damit wir zusammen essen.“ Das that sie nun, aber man sah wohl daß sies nicht gerne that. Der Frosch ließ sichs gut schmecken, aber ihr blieb fast jedes Bißlein im Halse.

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːs/

Adjective

sies

1. sweet

Derived terms

• Siesichkeet
• Sieskartoffel
• Siesransch

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Ladin

Ladin cardinal numbers

<  5	6	7  >
Cardinal : sies     Ordinal : sest

Etymology

From Latin sex.

Adjective

sies

1. six

Noun

sies m (uncountable)

1. six

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic أَساس (ʔasās). The plural form by analogy with certain other monosyllabic nouns with the vowel -ie-, such as bieb or wied. Compare Moroccan Arabic ساس (sās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪːs/

Noun

1. foundation; basis

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

sies

1. passive form of si

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English chess.

Noun

sies m (not mutable)

1. chess

Synonyms

• gwyddbwyll