gis

See also: Gis, GIs, GIS, gís, ĝis, and giş

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the military term GIS, "general impression and shape"

NounEdit

gis (uncountable)

1. (ornithology, slang) Alternative spelling of jizz
   • 1988, April 8, “Jerry Sullivan”, in Field & Street^[1]:

     Applied to birding, the gis approach involves a deemphasis of separate field marks in favor of the gestalt, the essence that tells us a dog is a dog […]

AnagramsEdit

• Igs, SIG, sig

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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• Rhymes: -ɪs

VerbEdit

gis

1. first-person singular present indicative of gissen
2. imperative of gissen

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FinnishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ɡis]

NounEdit

gis

1. (music) G-sharp

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FrenchEdit

VerbEdit

gis

1. first-person singular present indicative of gésir
2. First-person singular present indicative of gésir

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin gypsum (“plaster”)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /xis/

NounEdit

gis f (plural gises)

1. (education) piece of chalk

SynonymsEdit

• tiza, clarión