עס

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ëz, from Old High German iz, from Proto-Germanic *it. Cognate with German es.

Pronunciation
  • (full form) IPA(key): /ɛs/; (contraction) /s/, /sə/

Pronoun

⁧עס⁩ • (es) n

  1. it: third-person singular pronoun referring to a non-human
Alternative forms
  • ⁧ס׳⁩ (s'), ⁧ס״⁩ (s") — contraction
    ⁧ס׳איז⁩ ― s'iz ― it is

See also
Yiddish personal pronouns
person singular
1st 2nd 3rd m 3rd f 3rd n
nominative ⁧איך⁩ (ikh) ⁧דו⁩ (du) ⁧ער⁩ (er) ⁧זי⁩ (zi) ⁧עס⁩ (es)
dative ⁧מיר⁩ (mir) ⁧דיר⁩ (dir) ⁧אים⁩ (im) ⁧איר⁩ (ir) ⁧אים⁩ (im)
accusative ⁧מיך⁩ (mikh) ⁧דיך⁩ (dikh) ⁧אים⁩ (im) ⁧זי⁩ (zi) ⁧עס⁩ (es)
person plural
1st 2nd 3rd
nominative ⁧מיר⁩ (mir) ⁧איר⁩ (ir) ⁧זיי⁩ (zey)
dative ⁧אונדז⁩ (undz) ⁧אײַך⁩ (aykh) ⁧זיי⁩ (zey)
accusative ⁧אונדז⁩ (undz) ⁧אײַך⁩ (aykh) ⁧זיי⁩ (zey)
See also the possessive pronouns.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛs/

Verb

⁧עס⁩ • (es)

  1. inflection of ⁧עסן⁩ (esn):
    1. first-person singular
    2. imperative singular
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.