pys

See also: pyś, Pyś, and Pyš

Translingual

Symbol

pys

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Paraguayan Sign Language.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Paraguayan Sign Language terms

English

Noun

pys

1. plural of py

Anagrams

• SYP, YPs, spy

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Revived Late Cornish) pes

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *pɨs, from Latin pisum. Cognate with Welsh pys.

Noun

pys f (singulative pysen)

1. peas

Derived terms

• pysennek (“legume”)
• pysknow (“peanuts, monkey nuts”)

Mutation

Mutation of pys

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
pys	bys	fys	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pys

1. Hard mutation of bys (“world”).
2. Hard mutation of bys (“finger, digit”).

Middle English

Noun

pys

1. Alternative form of pisse

Swedish

Etymology

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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 pys

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pys	pys
	definite	pysen	pysens
plural	indefinite	pysar	pysars
	definite	pysarna	pysarnas

Verb

pys

1. imperative of pysa

References

• pys in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pys in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• spy

Welsh

Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:

pys

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Etymology

From Middle Welsh pys, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨs, from Latin pisum (“pea”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /pɨːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /piːs/
• Rhymes: -ɨːs
• Homophone: pis (South Wales)

Noun

pys f (collective, 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”)
• Sul y pys (“Carlin Sunday”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pys

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pys	bys	mhys	phys

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• 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