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Gis

Gis

See also: gis, GIs, GIS, gís, ĝis, and giş

German

Noun

Gis

  1. (music) G-sharp

gis

gis

See also: Gis, GIs, GIS, gís, ĝis, and giş

English

Noun

gis ‎(uncountable)

  1. (ornithology, slang) Alternative spelling of ****
    • 1988, April 8, “Jerry Sullivan”, in Field & Street:
      Applied to birding, the gis approach involves a deemphasis of separate field marks in favor of the gestalt, the essence that tells us a dog is a dog […]

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Verb

gis

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gissen
  2. imperative of gissen

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡis]

Noun

gis

  1. (music) G-sharp

French

Verb

gis

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gésir
  2. First-person singular present indicative of gésir

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gypsum ‎(“plaster”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xis/

Noun

gis f ‎(plural gises)

  1. (education) piece of chalk

Synonyms

Etymology

From the military term GIS, "general impression and shape"

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