fies

fies

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fy

• fise, seif, Feis, EFIS, feis, ISEF, Seif, EFIs, ISFE

fies

1. second-person singular present indicative of fiar

fies

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of fier

fies

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present subjunctive of fiar

Spread during the 20th century from Low German, Low Franconian, and Central Franconian dialects, from Middle Low German vīs and early modern Dutch vijs, respectively. Compare contemporary Dutch vies (from a dialectal form). Per Pfeifer a connection with Latin spīrō (“I breathe, blow”) is possible.

• IPA^(key): /fiːs/

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fies (strong nominative masculine singular fieser, comparative fieser, superlative am fiesesten)

1. disgusting, disagreeable

   ein fieser Geschmack ― a disgusting taste

2. mean, uncomfortable, not nice

   eine fiese Frage ― an uncomfortable question

   Das war fies von dir. ― That was mean of you.

3. (of a person) mean or otherwise dislikeable

   ein fieser Typ (depending on context) ― a mean/dislikable guy

4. (colloquial, regional, western Germany) disgusted [with vor (+ dative) or von (+ dative) ‘by something’]

   Ich bin fies vor Käse.

   I find cheese disgusting.

   (literally, “I’m disgusted in front of cheese.”)

• fieser Möpp
• Fiesheit
• Fiesling

• “fies” in Duden online
• “fies” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Derived from English face.

• IPA^(key): /fʲes/

fies (plural fies dem, quantified fies)

1. face
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 6:15:

     Evribadi we did a sidong iina di plies we dem miit faasn dem yai pan Stiivn an si se im fies did a shain laik wan ienjel.

     And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel

• fies at majstro.com

fīēs

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of faciō
2. second-person singular future active indicative of fīō

From Arabic فَأْس (faʔs).

• IPA^(key): /fɪːs/
• Rhymes: -ɪːs

fies m (plural fisien)

1. pickaxe

   Synonym: baqqun

fies

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of fiar

fies

1. second-person singular voseo present subjunctive of fiar