Is
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English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English is, from Proto-Germanic *isti, a form of Proto-Germanic *wesanan (“to be”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“is”). Cognate with West Frisian {{ Template:Fry/script |is| face=term | lang=fry }} (“is”), Dutch is (“is”), German ist (“is”), Old Swedish is (“is”).
The paradigm of "to be" has been since the time of Proto-Germanic a synthesis of four originally distinct verb stems. The infinitive form "to be" is from *bʰuH- (“to become”). The forms is and am are derived from *h₁es- (“to be”) whereas the form are comes from *iranan (“to rise, be quick, become active”). Lastly, the past forms starting with "w-" such as was and were are from *h₂wes- (“to reside”).
Pronunciation
Verb
is
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of be.
- He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
- Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
Translations
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Verb
Is
Catalan
Noun
Is f. pl.
- Plural form of i.
Danish
Noun
Is c. (singular definite Isen, plural indefinite Is)
- (uncountable) ice, ice cream (water in frozen form, dessert)
- (countable) ice, ice cream (ice cream on a stick or in a wafer cone)
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative, dative and accusative | Is | Isen | Is | Isene |
genitive | is' | Isens | is' | Isenes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
Is
- third-person singular present indicative of zijn; is.
- equals
- Twaalf min drie is negen — twelve minus three equals nine
Adverb
is
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
Cognate of és (“and”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
Is
- also, too, as well
- (after an interrogative word) again (used in a question to ask something one has forgotten)
- Hogy is hívják? (What's that called, again?)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Expressions
Irish
Etymology 1
From agus.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
Is
- reduced form of agus
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).
Pronunciation
Particle
Is
- Used with the comparative/superlative form of adjectives to form the simple comparative:
- Used with the comparative/superlative form of adjectives to form the superlative:
Notes
- Used to form either the comparative or superlative:
- Note: the thing compared is introduced by ná:
- Is mó an buachaill ná Séamus -- The boy is bigger than James;
- Note the use as a superlative:
- Is é Séamus an buachaill is mó in Éirinn! -- James is the biggest boy in Ireland! (lit. "It is James (who is) the boy (who) is biggest in Ireland")
See also
Verb
Is
- copula form, non-past of tá
Notes
- Used in present and future sentences for identification or definition of a subject as the person/object identified in the predicate of the sentence:
- Is múinteoir é Dónall. (definition: predicate is indefinite)
- Dónall is a teacher.
- Is é Dónall an múinteoir. (identification: predicate is definite)
- Dónall is the teacher.
- Sometimes used with noun or adjective predicates, especially in certain fixed idiomatic phrases. It is not a substantive verb.
See also
- ba (used in past and conditional sentences)
Latin
Etymology 1
Inflected form of eō (“go”).
Pronunciation
Verb
īs
- second-person singular present active indicative of eō
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *éy, *íh₂, *íd (“the”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
- (demonstrative) it; he (refers to a masculine word),this,that
- Is ad me rescripsit.
- He wrote to me again.
- Is ad me rescripsit.
Declension
Irregular: similar to first and second declensions, except for singular genitives ending in "-ius" and singular datives ending in "-ī".
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
nominative | is | ea | id | eī, iī | eae | ea | |
genitive | eius | eius | eius | eōrum | eārum | eōrum | |
dative | eī | eī | eī | eīs | eīs | eīs | |
accusative | eum | eam | id | eōs | eās | ea | |
ablative | eō | eā | eō | eīs | eīs | eīs |
See also
Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Genitive | Dative | Accusative | Ablative | Possessive |
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Singular | First | — | ego | meī | mihi | mē | meus, -a, -um | |
Second | — | tū | tuī | tibi | tē | tuus, -a, -um | ||
Reflexive Third | — | — | suī | sibi | sē, sēsē | suus, -a, -um | ||
Third | Masculine | is | eius | eī | eum | eō | eius | |
Feminine | ea | eam | eā | |||||
Neuter | id | id | eō | |||||
Plural | First | — | nōs | nostrī, nostrum | nōbīs | nōs | nōbīs | noster, -tra, -trum |
Second | — | vōs | vestrī, vestrum | vōbīs | vōs | vōbīs | vester, -tra, -trum | |
Reflexive Third | — | — | suī | sibi | sē, sēsē | suus, -a, -um | ||
Third | Masculine | eī, iī | eōrum | eīs | eōs | eīs | eōrum | |
Feminine | eae | eārum | eās | eārum | ||||
Neuter | ea | eōrum | ea | eōrum |
Norwegian
Etymology
Noun
Is m. (definite singular isen; uncountable)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *īsan from Proto-Indo-European *ei-, *ī- (“ice, frost”). Cognate with Old Frisian īs, Old Saxon īs (Dutch ijs), Old High German īs (German Eis), Old Norse íss (Swedish is). There are parallels in many Iranian languages, apparently from the same Indo-European root: Avestan 𐬀𐬉𐬑𐬀 (aēxa-, “frost, ice”), Persian یخ (yakh), Pashto جح (jaḥ), Ossetian их.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /iːs/
Noun
īs n.
- ice
- the Legend of St Andrew
- Ofer eastreamas is brycgade.
- The ice formed a bridge over the streams.
- Ofer eastreamas is brycgade.
- the Legend of St Andrew
- The runic character ᛁ (/i/ or /i:/)
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: ice
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
Is
- Plural form of i.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 411:
- Se você pôs os pingos nos is e cortou os tês então pode fazer o que quiser!
- If you've dotted your I's and crossed your T's, then you can do whatever you want!
- Se você pôs os pingos nos is e cortou os tês então pode fazer o que quiser!
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 411:
Scots
Adverb
Is (not comparable)
- (South Scots) as
Synonyms
Conjunction
Is
- (South Scots) as
Synonyms
Pronoun
Is personal, non-emphatic
- (South Scots) me
See also
Verb
is
- Third-person singular simple present form of ti be
See also
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Conjunction
Is
Synonyms
Verb
Is
Notes
- This defective verb doesn't have the infinitive, future tense, subjunctive or conditional moods.
- The dependent form, used after particles, is e.
- Is is used when linking the subject of a sentence with an object ("somebody is somebody", "somebody is something", "something is something"), otherwise forms of the verb bi are used:
- Is mise Dòmhnall. - I am Donald.
- Tha mise ann an taigh-seinnse. - I am in a pub.
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Is c.
- (uncountable) Ice; frozen water.
- (countable) Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a body of water.
Declension
Volapük
Adverb
Is
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