zeis

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch seise, seisene, from Old Dutch *sagisna, *segisna, from Proto-West Germanic *sagisnu. Cognate with German Sense. More distantly related to English scythe (the Dutch cognate of which is zicht).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /zɛi̯s/
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Hyphenation: zeis
Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Noun edit

zeis f (plural zeisen, diminutive zeisje n)

scythe

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: seis

See also edit

sikkel

Latin edit

Noun edit

zēīs

dative/ablative plural of zēa

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