nis

nis

1. A nix; a hobgoblin.

nis

1. (obsolete) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Contraction of ne is

• INS, Ins, Ins., NSI, SIN, Sin, in's, ins, ins., sin

From Proto-Albanian *neitša, from Proto-Indo-European *néykʷyeti, related to Lithuanian su-nìkti (“to set upon, to attack”), Proto-Slavic *niknǫti (“to rise, grow”), and, proposed by some, Ancient Greek νεῖκος (neîkos, “quarrel, struggle”)^[1].

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /nis/

nis (aorist nisa, participle nisur)

1. I start, I begin
2. I prepare for journey

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

• nits (San Francisco Logueche)

nis

1. (San Cristóbal) water

• SIL / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

nis

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) plural of ni

Borrowed from Middle French niche (17th century).

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

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nis f (plural nissen, diminutive nisje n)

1. (architecture) niche

   Synonym: muurholte

• niche

nis m sg

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) genitive singular of neas (“moulding-block”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Stubblefield, Mitla Zapotec Texts (1994, SIL)
• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈnis/

nis

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Contraction of ne is (“is not”).

Compare a similar contraction in Old English, where it applied to the whole conjugation of wesan and thus created the verb nesan. Such contractions with a verb and the negative part *ne are frequently encountered in ancient Germanic languages, compare Old Saxon nitan, newitan (“to not know”) (from ne + witan), Old English nabban (“to not have”) (from ne + habban), nillan (“to not want”) (from ne + willan) and nesan (“to not be”) (ne + wesan).

nis

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Contraction of ne is (“is not”).
   • Heliand, verse 3935:

     uundres an thesaru uueroldi: nis that uureðaro dad

     wonders of this world: it is not the angriest deed

nis f

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural of noun ni.

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Stephen A. Marlett, Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec) (2010) / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
• López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía‎^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 16, 23

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /niʃ/

nis

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of a-nis (“now”)

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Stephen A. Marlett, Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec) (2010) / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Coatlán-Loxicha Zapotec, in notes, citing Smith Stark

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Stephen A. Marlett, Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec) (2010) / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• F. López Lorenzo, Cuent que to tiemp ca uk huin nis (Cuando hubo escasez de agua en Yalálag) (1979)
• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Stephen A. Marlett, Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec) (2010) / Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water
2. juice

nis

1. watery

• NAOS: notes and materials for the linguistic study of the sacred, volume 1 (4), issue 1 (1984): Yatzachi nEl Bajo Zapotec (I. B.) leˀex̭ (adjective) = holy: nis leˀex̭ = holy water.
• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
• Butler H., Inez M. (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de Yatzachi: Yatzachi el Bajo, Yatzachi el Alto, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 37)‎^[2], second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 270–271

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water

• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8

From Proto-Zapotec *nissa, from Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

nis

1. water
2. juice

nis

1. watery

• Aaron Huey Sonnenschein, A Descriptive Grammar of San Bartolomé Zoogocho Zapotec (2005)
• Basic Vocabulary, pages 7-8
• Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎^[3] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 262