German

Noun

Cis

1. (music) C-sharp

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation, presumably from either English cosine and sine and the number i or translingual cos, i, and sin.

Noun

cis

1. (mathematics) The function .

English

Adjective

cis ‎(not comparable)

1. (biology) Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
2. (cytology) Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
3. (chemistry) In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the same side of the bond.

   the cis effect is the labilization of ligands which are cis to certain other ligands

4. (LGBT) Cisgender or cissexual: not trans (transgender or transsexual) or genderqueer.

Usage notes

Compare cis- and its usage notes, particularly with regard to the gender-related sense.

Related terms

Coordinate terms

• trans

Translations

Anagrams

• CSI, ICS, sci, sci., sic

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cis.

Preposition

cis

1. on this side of^[1][2]
   • 2003, Aleksander Korĵe (tr.), “Palto”, in Rusa novelaro, Kaliningrad: Sezonoj, translation of original by Nikolaj Gogol:

     ...la mortinta oficisto komencis aperi eĉ cis la ponto Kalinkin, kaŭzante grandan timon al ĉiuj malkuraĝuloj.

     ...the dead office worker began to appear even on this side of the Kalinkin bridge, causing great fear to all cowards.

   • 2010 September, Donald Broadribb, “Pri tramoj kaj tasoj da teo”, in Mirmekobo, number 10, page 24:

     Trans la strato, laŭ mia vidkapablo, troviĝas nur amaso da arboj; kaj cis, malnovaj mallarĝaj domoj kun komunaj muroj kaj nur etaj gazonoj, kvazaŭ oni devis enŝovi ilin pro manko de spaco.

     Across the street, as far as I can see, is found only a mass of trees; and on this side, little old houses with common walls and only small lawns, as if one had to shove into them for lack of space.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:cis.

   Ili loĝas cis tiuj montoj.

   They live on this side of those mountains.

Synonyms

• ĉi-flanke de
• maltrans

Antonyms

• trans ‎(“across, on the other side of”)

See also

• apud ‎(“beside”)

References

1. ↑ Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (1970) Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto (in Esperanto), 3 edition, Paris, ISBN 2950243231, published 1987, page 147
2. ↑ Wennergren, Bertilo (2013-06-14), “Neoficialaj vortetoj”, in Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko (in Esperanto), retrieved 2014-05-09

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto cis, from Latin cis.

Preposition

cis

1. on this side of

   Cis la rivero la tereno esas pasable sika.‎

   On this side of the river the terrain is pretty dry.

Derived terms

• cisa ‎(“hither (on this side)”)
• cise ‎(“(on) this side”)
• cis-

Antonyms

• trans ‎(“on the other side of, beyond, across”)

Noun

cis (uncountable)

1. C sharp

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ces ‎(“basket, hamper, pannier; bee-hive, skep; causeway of hurdles”), from Old Norse kesja, Latin cista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [cɪʃ]

Noun 1

cis f ‎(genitive singular cise, nominative plural ciseanna)

1. wicker container; basket, crate
2. plaited or crossed twigs as support for causeway

Alternative forms

• ceas f

Noun 2

cis f ‎(genitive singular cise)

1. restraint; (golf) handicap

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• ciseadóireacht f ‎(“wicker-work; basketry”)

Verb

cis ‎(present analytic ciseann, future analytic cisfidh, verbal noun ciseadh, past participle ciste) (transitive, intransitive)

1. stand, place one's weight (ar ‎(“on”))
2. restrain
3. (sports) handicap

Conjugation

Alternative forms

• cisigh

Derived terms

• cisí m ‎(“handicapper”)

Mutation

References

• "cis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “2 ces” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Italian

Adjective

cis ‎(invariable)

1. cis

Anagrams

• ics
• sci

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱe- ‎(“here”). Cognate with ce-dō, hi-c, ec-ce, Ancient Greek ἐκεῖνος ‎(ekeînos, “that”), Old Irish cē ‎(“here”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 ‎(himma, “to this”). More at he, here.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kis/, [kɪs]

Preposition

cis ‎(with accusative)

1. on or to this or the near side of; short of
2. before

Derived terms

• citer

Antonyms

• uls

References

• cis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Lojban

Rafsi

cis

1. rafsi of crisa.

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tisъ, from Proto-Indo-European *taḱs-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕis]

Noun

cis m inan

1. yew
2. (singular only) wood of the yew

Declension

Note: genitive singular form "cisa" can be used only for sense #1.

Derived terms

• cisowy