"Geiss" meaning in Alemannic German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡais/ [Alsace], /kais/ [Alsace]
Etymology: From Old High German geiz, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayd-. Cognate with German Geiß, Dutch geit, English goat, Icelandic geit, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits); and with Latin haedus (“kid”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gsw|goh|geiz}} Old High German geiz, {{inh|gsw|gem-pro|*gaits}} Proto-Germanic *gaits, {{der|gsw|ine-pro|*ǵʰayd-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayd-, {{cog|de|Geiß}} German Geiß, {{cog|nl|geit}} Dutch geit, {{cog|en|goat}} English goat, {{cog|is|geit}} Icelandic geit, {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits), {{cog|la|haedus||kid}} Latin haedus (“kid”) Head templates: {{head|gsw|noun|g=f}} Geiss f
  1. (Alsace, Uri) goat Tags: Alsace, Uri, feminine
    Sense id: en-Geiss-gsw-noun-VIDwjzWW Categories (other): Alsatian Alemannic German, Urner Alemannic German, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Female animals, Goats Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Female animals: 50 50 Disambiguation of Goats: 95 5
  2. (Uri) she-goat Tags: Uri, feminine
    Sense id: en-Geiss-gsw-noun-HbJ-LKuP Categories (other): Urner Alemannic German, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Female animals Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Female animals: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Geissbock
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      "expansion": "Dutch geit",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/kais/",
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}

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