iets

== Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === iits (obsolete) === Etymology === From Dutch iets. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /its/ === Pronoun === iets something == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch iet, a contraction of earlier iewet, from Old Dutch iowiht. This Old Dutch compound is formed from Old Dutch ie- 'anything' and a second constituent corresponding to Middle Dutch wicht 'being, creature', earlier meaning 'thing'. Cognate with Limburgish get, Central Franconian jet, English aught. The suffix -s is taken from Old Dutch niets whose -s is an old partitive genitive ending. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /its/ Hyphenation: iets Rhymes: -its === Pronoun === iets something anything Anders nog iets? ― Anything else? ==== Antonyms ==== niets ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: iets === Adverb === iets a little, somewhat === Anagrams === eist == Latvian == === Participle === iets (definite ietais) gone; indefinite past passive participle of iet ar mazo spēkstaciju atbalstu ir iets par tālu ― as for (lit. with) the support for small power plants (it) is gone too far atceries kādreiz takas, kas ietas ― remember sometime the paths that were gone (= gone by, traveled) ==== Declension ====