tsiis

cheese

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tsiːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: tzīse

In summary

From Old Frisian tzīse, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.

Sentences

De bruorren meitsje tsiis en eksportearje dy nei in grut ferskaat oan lannen .

The brothers make cheese and export it to a wide variety of countries.

Bûter , brea , en griene tsiis ; wa't dat net sizze kin , is gjin oprjochte Fries .

Butter, bread, and green cheese; whoever cannot say that is not a true Frisian.