sijs

Dutch

Spinus spinus in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

From Middle Dutch siseken, borrowed from Middle Low German sisek, from a Slavic language. Cognate to English siskin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛi̯s/
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Hyphenation: sijs
Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Noun

sijs m (plural sijzen, diminutive sijsje n)

A siskin, any member of the genus Spinus, or a closely-related small cardueline songbird.
(particularly) The Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus as a species or any member thereof.

Derived terms

Further reading

sijs on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
Spinus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Noun

sijs

Obsolete spelling of siis

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