pys

See also: pyś and Pyś

English

Noun

pys

  1. plural of py

Anagrams

Cornish

Alternative forms
  • (Revived Late Cornish) pes

Noun

pys f (singulative pesen)

  1. peas

Middle English

Noun

pys

  1. Alternative form of pisse

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpyːs/
  • Rhymes: -yːs

Noun

pys c

  1. (somewhat derogatory) small and weak person, usually about young boys
  2. (somewhat derogatory, somewhat dated, in the definite "pysen") pal, buddy (as a term of address)
    Stick, pysen!
    Beat it, pal!

Declension
Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) pysen pysar pysarna
Genitive Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) pysens pysars pysarnas

Verb

pys

  1. imperative of pysa

References

Anagrams

Welsh
Pys

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Brythonic *pɨs, from Latin pisum (“pea”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pys f pl (singulative pysen)

  1. peas

Derived terms
  • corbys (“lentils”)
  • ffacbys (“chickpeas”)
  • gwycbys (“vetch”)
  • merbys (“marrowfat peas”)
  • pys ar llygad (“cataracts,sties”)
  • pys brych (“partridge pea”)
  • pys glas (“green peas”)
  • pys gwyllt (“vetch”)
  • pys gwyn (“white peas”)
  • pys gwyrdd (“green peas”)
  • pys hir (“kidney beans”)
  • pys hollt (“split peas”)
  • pys llwyd (“brown peas”)
  • pys melyn (“lentils”)
  • pys pêr (“sweetpeas”)
  • pys poced (“conkers”)
  • pys saethwr (“Japanese knotweed”)
  • pys slwtsh (“mushy peas”)
  • pys walbi (“sweetpeas”)
  • pys y bedol (“horseshoe vetch”)
  • pys y berth (“bush vetch”)
  • pys y ceirw (“any of many flowering peas”)
  • pys y coed (“white bryony”)
  • pys y fwyall (“ax-fitch”)
  • pys y garanod (“vetch”)
  • pys y gath (“tufted vetch”)
  • pys y llygod (“vetch”)
  • pys y wyg (“vetch, tares”)
  • pys yr aran (“vetch”)
  • pys yr aren (“kidney vetch”)

Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.