# Eis
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Eis.

### Proper noun

Eis (plural Eises)
* A surname from German.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Eis is the 39607th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 555 individuals. Eis is most common among White (93.69%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 518.

## Central Franconian
### Alternative forms

* Ies (Ripuarian)

### Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ei̯s/, /ɛi̯s/

### Noun

Eis n (plural Eis)
* (Moselle Franconian) ice
* (Moselle Franconian) ice cream

## German
### Etymology 1

From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from French glace.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɪ̯s/, [aɪ̯s]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Homophone: Eiß
* Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

#### Noun

Eis n (strong, genitive Eises, plural Eis or Eise, diminutive Eischen n)
* ice
* (Germany, Austria) ice cream
    Synonym: (Switzerland) Glace

##### Usage notes

* The plural forms are used for the sense “ice cream”, but are often avoided.

##### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.
* Blitzeis
* Eisbahn
* Eisbär
* Eisbecher
* eisbedeckt
* Eisbein
* Eisberg
* Eisblock
* Eisblume
* Eisboden
* Eisbohrkern
* Eisbrecher
* Eiscreme
* Eisdecke
* Eisdiele
* eisen
* Eiseshauch
* Eiseskälte
* Eisfach
* Eisfeld
* eisfrei
* eisgekühlt
* eisglatt
* Eishalle
* Eisheilige
* Eishockey
* eisig
* Eiskaffee
* eiskalt
* Eiskeller
* Eiskratzer
* Eiskristall
* Eiskunstlauf
* Eislauf
* eislaufen, Eis laufen
* Eismann
* Eismaschine
* Eismeergarnele
* Eisnebel
* Eispunkt
* Eisregen
* Eisschicht
* Eisschnelllauf
* Eisscholle
* Eisschrank
* Eissturm
* Eistanz
* Eistee
* Eistüte
* Eisverkäufer
* Eiswaffel
* Eiswein
* Eiswolke
* Eiswürfel
* Eiszapfen
* Eiszeit
* enteisen
* Glatteis
* Spagettieis
* Wassereis

### Etymology 2

E (“E”) +‎ -is (“sharp”)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔeː.ɪs/
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

Eis n (strong, genitive Eis, plural Eis)
* (music) E sharp

##### Declension
### Etymology 3
#### Alternative forms

* Eies

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaɪ̯s/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

#### Noun

Eis
* genitive singular of Ei

### Further reading

* “Eis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Eis (Wasser, Speise)” in Duden online
* “Eis” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
* Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Eis”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
* Eis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$

### Anagrams

* Sie, sie

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɪ̯s/

### Noun

Eis n
* (uncountable) ice
    Du mol en bissje Eis in de Suco.Put some ice in the juice.

### Further reading

* Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Eis”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 42

## Pennsylvania German
### Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice.

### Noun

Eis n
* ice