iis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "iis"

Farefare

Noun

iis

1. ice

Latin

Alternative forms

• eīs, īs

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi.iːs/, [ˈiːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.is/, [ˈiːis]

Pronoun

iīs

1. dative/ablative plural of is, ea, and id

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːs/

Noun

iis n (no plural)

1. ice
   • 1981, H. Twerda, Fan Fryslâns ferline: Fertelboek foar it Fryske folk‎^[1], A.J. Osinga, →ISBN, page 7:

     Sa bedarre de noardlike helte fan Nederlân ûnder it iis.

     The northern half of the Netherlands ended up under the ice.

Derived terms

• rjemme-iis
• iisberch

Further reading

• “iis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011