Ise

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ise"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 伊勢 (Ise).

Proper noun

Ise

1. A city in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

   Former name: Ujiyamada

Derived terms

• Ise Bay

Translations

city in Japan

• Chinese: 伊勢 / 伊势 (zh) (Yīshì)
• Japanese: 伊勢 (ja) (いせ, Ise)

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Iise, Ííse, Yse, Iisa (Chur, Liechtenstein, Vorarlberg), Oasa (Vorarlberg)

Etymology

From Middle High German īsen, īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Cognate with German Eisen, English iron.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /ˈiz̥ə/, /ˈiːz̥ə/

Noun

Ise n (plural Ise, diminutive Iseli)

1. (uncountable) iron
   • 2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn, page 15:

     S het mi gfroore, s chalten Iise.

     The cold iron chilled me.

2. (countable) piece of iron