sijs

Dutch

Spinus spinus in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

From Middle Dutch siseken, borrowed from Middle Low German sisek, from a Slavic language such as Czech číž. Cognate to English siskin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛi̯s/

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• Hyphenation: sijs
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Noun

sijs m (plural sijzen, diminutive sijsje n)

1. A siskin, any member of the genus Spinus, or a closely-related small cardueline songbird.
2. (particularly) The Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus as a species or any member thereof.

Derived terms

• barmsijs
• citroensijs
• drijfsijs

Further reading

• sijs on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• Spinus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Noun

sijs

1. Obsolete spelling of siis.