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See also: Nis, NIS, -nis, niś, niš, Niš, ñiś, and -niß

English

Etymology 1

Noun

nis

  1. A nix; a hobgoblin.

Etymology 2

Contraction

nis

  1. (obsolete) Contraction of ne is

Anagrams


Albanian

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation

Verb

nis (aorist nisa, participle nisur)

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

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “nis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 191

Amatlán Zapotec

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

  • nits (San Francisco Logueche)

Noun

nis

  1. (San Cristóbal) water

References


Ayoquesco Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Cajonos Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Catalan

Noun

nis

  1. plural of ni

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French niche (17th century).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

nis f (plural nissen, diminutive nisje n)

  1. (architecture) niche
    Synonym: muurholte

Irish

Noun

nis m sg

  1. genitive singular of neas (moulding-block)

Further reading


Mitla Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Mixtepec Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

nis

  1. Contraction of ne is (is not).

Old Saxon

Etymology

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).

Verb

nis

  1. 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

Portuguese

Noun

nis f

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

Quioquitani-Quierí Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


San Juan Guelavía Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Adverb

nis

  1. Alternative form of a-nis (now)

Southern Rincon Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Texmelucan Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Tilquiapan Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Tlacolulita Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Xanaguía Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Yalálag Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References

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

Yatee Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Yatzachi Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water
  2. juice

Adjective

nis

  1. watery

References

  • 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

Zaniza Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water

References


Zoogocho Zapotec

Etymology

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

Noun

nis

  1. water
  2. juice

Adjective

nis

  1. watery

References

  • 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