ijs

Meaning

1. (neuter, uncountable) ice (frozen liquid, notably water)
2. (neuter, uncountable) ice cream

Concepts

ice

🧊

ice cream

🍨

sherbet

sorbet

frozen water

frozen cow juice

melba

paleta

cream

ice cream

🍨

ice lolly

Synonyms

ijsje

roomijs

🍨

ijsco

🍨

waterijs

consumptie-ijs

lekstok

sorbet

lolly

🍭

flødeis

lollie

room

Translations

Eis

🧊

glace

🧊

hielo

🧊

gelo

🧊

ghiaccio

buz

🧊

glacies

🧊

helado

πάγος

gelato

gel

🧊

sorvete

crème glacée

🍨

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛi̯s/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ijs

Inherited from Old Dutch: *īs

In summary

From Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch *īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą.

Sentences

Voor mij een whisky met ijs .

For me, a whiskey with ice.

Het glas viel om en er bleef alleen nog wat ijs in zitten .

The glass fell over and all that remained was some ice.

De hoeveelheid ijs op de Noordpool daalt jaar na jaar .

The amount of ice in the Arctic is decreasing year after year.

We moeten zorgen dat we zeer goed beslagen ten ijs komen .

We need to ensure very good preparation.