English

Noun

sis ‎(plural sises or sisses)

1. (informal) Shortened form of sister.

Synonyms

• (sister): sissy

Translations

Anagrams

• ISS
• SSI

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsis/
• Rhymes: -is

Etymology 1

From Old Provençal seis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

sis m, f

1. (cardinal) six

Noun

sis m ‎(plural sisos)

1. six

Etymology 2

Noun

sis

1. plural of si

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɪs

Contraction

sis

1. Contraction of jsi + si.

Usage notes

When using a reflexive verb in the second-person singular past form and in conditional, the auxiliary verb být ‎(“to be”) is replaced with just -s appended to the reflexive pronoun se, si. The full form “jsi se”, “jsi si” is proscribed as hypercorrect.

Related terms

• ses

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪs

Verb

sis

1. first-person singular present indicative of sissen
2. imperative of sissen

French

Etymology

From Latin sessus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si/

Verb

sis m ‎(feminine singular sise, masculine plural sis, feminine plural sises)

1. past participle of seoir

Adjective

sis m ‎(feminine singular sise, masculine plural sis, feminine plural sises)

1. (law, literary) located

Galician

Noun

sis m pl

1. plural of si

Gothic

Romanization

sis

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐍃

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French six.

Numeral

sis

1. (cardinal) six

Ido

Etymology

From English six, French six, German sechs, Spanish seis, Italian sei, Russian шесть ‎(šestʹ), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

sis

1. six (6)

Latin

Etymology 1

A contraction of si vis, from si ‎(“if”) + vis ‎(“you want”), the second person of velle ‎(“to want”). Literally meaning "if you want".

Adverb

sīs

1. if you want, if you wish, if you're willing, if you prefer

Etymology 2

Inflected form of sum ‎(“I am”).

Verb

sīs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of sum

References

• sis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Lojban

Rafsi

sis

1. rafsi of sisku.

Louisiana Creole French

Etymology

From French six ‎(“six”).

Numeral

sis

1. (cardinal) six

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French six.

Numeral

sis

1. (cardinal) six

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪ̀s]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *səx.

Cognates: Western Apache sis, Chiricahua sis, Jicarilla sis, Plains Apache sis.

Noun

sis ‎(possessed form -ziiz)

1. belt, sash, girdle

   Shiziiz áshłééh.‎ ― I am putting my belt on.

Inflection

Etymology 2

Cognates: Sarsee sis, Beaver shís, hís, Sekani hís, Chipewyan sheθ, Carrier shuθ.

Noun

sis

1. (obsolete) hill, mountain

Alternative forms

• tsis

Derived terms

• Sis Naateel (Wide Belt Mesa NM, Sisnathyel Mesa)
• Sisnaajiní (Blanca Peak)
• Tsisnaajiní (Blanca Peak)

Northern Sami

Pronoun

sis

1. locative of sii

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

sis

1. six

Descendants

• Middle French: six
  • French: six

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Surmiran) seis
• (Puter, Vallader) ses

Etymology

From Latin sex (compare Spanish seis), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

sis

1. (cardinal, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) six

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English cheese.

Noun

sis

1. cheese

Turkish

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

sis ‎(definite accusative sisi, plural sisler)

1. (meteorology) fog

Derived terms

• sisli

Declension

Western Apache

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪ̀s]

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *səx.

Cognates: Navajo sis, Chiricahua sis, Jicarilla sis, Plains Apache sis.

Noun

sis ‎(possessed form -ziz)

1. belt

Derived terms

• shiziz = "my belt"
• biziz = "her/his/their belt"