Eis

E1I1S1

proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Eis ← Middle High German īs ← Old High German īs →
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Meanings

Eis1

proper nounEis (plural Eises)

plural Eises

  1. A surname from German.

EIS2

proper noun
  1. UKabbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of Enterprise Investment Scheme.
nounEIS (countable and uncountable)
  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of environmental impact statement.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of enterprise information system.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of estrogen insensitivity syndrome.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableartsInitialism of electronic image stabilization.

EIs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of EI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-so-
  3. Proto-Germanic*īsą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*īs
  5. Old High Germanīs
  6. Middle High Germanīs
  7. GermanEis
  8. EnglishEis

Borrowed from German Eis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sieseiISE
Cite this entry
APA

Eis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eis

MLA

“Eis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eis.

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