See also: IJS

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ijs n (uncountable, diminutive ijsje n)

  1. ice (frozen liquid, notably water)
    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.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: ys
  • Petjo: es
  • Caribbean Javanese: ès
  • Indonesian: es
  • Papiamentu: eis
  • Sranan Tongo: èisi, hèisi

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

ijs n

  1. ice

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • ijs”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ijs”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English edit

Noun edit

ijs (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of is (ice)