sijs
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch siseken, borrowed from Middle Low German sisek, from a Slavic language. Cognate to English siskin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sijs m (plural sijzen, diminutive sijsje n)
- A siskin, any member of the genus Spinus, or a closely-related small cardueline songbird.
- (particularly) The Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus as a species or any member thereof.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- sijs on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
- Spinus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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