fies

== English == === Verb === fies third-person singular simple present indicative of fy === Anagrams === fise, seif, Feis, EFIS, feis, ISEF, Seif, EFIs, ISFE == Catalan == === Verb === fies second-person singular present indicative of fiar == French == === Verb === fies second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of fier == Galician == === Verb === fies (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present subjunctive of fiar == German == === Etymology === 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), West Frisian fiis. Per Pfeifer a connection with Latin spīrō (“I breathe, blow”) is possible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiːs/ === Adjective === fies (strong nominative masculine singular fieser, comparative fieser, superlative am fiesesten) disgusting, disagreeable ein fieser Geschmack ― a disgusting taste mean, uncomfortable, not nice eine fiese Frage ― an uncomfortable question Das war fies von dir. ― That was mean of you. (of a person) mean or otherwise dislikeable ein fieser Typ (depending on context) ― a mean/dislikable guy (colloquial, regional, western Germany) disgusted [with vor (+ dative) or von (+ dative) ‘by something’] ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fieser Möpp Fiesheit Fiesling === Further reading === “fies” in Duden online “fies” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology === Derived from English face. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʲes/ === Noun === fies (plural fies dem, quantified fies) face === Further reading === fies at majstro.com == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfiː.eːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfiː.es] === Verb === fīēs second-person singular future passive indicative of faciō second-person singular future active indicative of fīō == Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic فَأْس (faʔs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɪːs/ Rhymes: -ɪːs === Noun === fies m (plural fisien) pickaxe Synonym: baqqun == Portuguese == === Verb === fies second-person singular present subjunctive of fiar == Spanish == === Verb === fies second-person singular voseo present subjunctive of fiar