zeis

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch seise, seisene, from Old Dutch *sagisna, *segisna, from Proto-West Germanic *sagisnu. Cognate with German Sense, more distantly related to English scythe (the Dutch cognate of which is zicht). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zɛi̯s/ Hyphenation: zeis Rhymes: -ɛi̯s === Noun === zeis f (plural zeisen, diminutive zeisje n) scythe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: seis, sens ==== See also ==== sikkel == Latin == === Noun === zēīs dative/ablative plural of zēa