eis

Meaning

behold!

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈejs/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese eis (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin ixe or isse, non-standard variants of ipse (“himself”) and cognate to Aragonese ex, eix, eis, Old Spanish eje, Catalan eixe, Occitan eis (Old Occitan eps), Old French es, esse.

Cognate with Catalan
Catalan
eixe
Galician

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