is

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[edit] English

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[edit] 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 is (“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”).

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is

  1. 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.
    It all depends on what the meaning of is is. - William Jefferson Clinton

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[edit] Verb

is

  1. am, are, is (present tense, all persons, plural and singular of wees, to be)

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is f. pl.

  1. Plural form of i.

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is c. (singular definite isen, plural indefinite is)

  1. (uncountable) ice, ice cream (water in frozen form, dessert)
  2. (countable) ice, ice cream (ice cream on a stick or in a wafer cone)

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    Inflection of is
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative is isen is isene
genitive is' isens is' isenes

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is

  1. third-person singular present indicative of zijn; is.
  2. equals
    Twaalf min drie is negen — twelve minus three equals nine

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is

  1. (informal, dialect) Misspelling of es, an abbreviation of eens

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is

  1. Romanization of 𐌹𐍃

[edit] Hungarian

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Cognate of és (“and”).

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is

  1. also, too, as well
  2. (after an interrogative word) again (used in a question to ask something one has forgotten)
    Hogy is hívják? (What's that called, again?)

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Expressions

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From agus.

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is

  1. reduced form of agus

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Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).

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  • IPA: [ɪsˠ], [sˠ] (before nouns and adjectives)
  • IPA: [ʃ] (before pronouns é, í, ea, iad)

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is

  1. Used with the comparative/superlative form of adjectives to form the simple comparative:
  1. Used with the comparative/superlative form of adjectives to form the superlative:
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  • Used to form either the comparative or superlative:
an buachaill is mó -- the larger boy, the largest boy
  • 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")
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is

  1. copula form, non-past of tá
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  • 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.
I can swim.
I like tea.
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  • ba (used in past and conditional sentences)

[edit] Latin

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Inflected form of eō (“go”).

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īs

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of eō

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From Proto-Indo-European *éy, *íh₂, *íd (“the”).

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is m.; (f. ea, n. id, pl. ei)

  1. (demonstrative) it; he (refers to a masculine word), this, that
    Is ad me rescripsit.
    He wrote to me again.
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Irregular: similar to first and second declensions, except for singular genitives ending in "-ius" and singular datives ending in "-ī".

Number Singular Plural
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, iīs eīs, iīs eīs, iīs
accusative eum eam id eōs eās ea
ablative eō eā eō eīs, iīs eīs, iīs eīs, iīs

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Latin personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative Possessive
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

[edit] Norwegian

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From Old Norse íss.

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is m. (definite singular isen; uncountable)

  1. ice

[edit] Old English

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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.

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īs n.

  1. ice
    • the Legend of St Andrew
      Ofer eastreamas is brycgade.
      The ice formed a bridge over the streams.
  2. The runic character ᛁ (/i/ or /i:/)

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From Proto-Germanic *īsan

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īs

  1. ice

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is

  1. 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!

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is (not comparable)

  1. (South Scots) as

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is

  1. (South Scots) as

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is personal, non-emphatic

  1. (South Scots) me

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  • A
  • mei (emphatic variant)

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is

  1. Third-person singular simple present form of ti be

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is

  1. and

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is

  1. am, are, is

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  • 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.

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From Old Norse íss.

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is c.

  1. (uncountable) Ice; frozen water.
  2. (countable) Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a body of water.

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Declension of is
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative is isen isar isarna
genitive is isens isars isarnas

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is

  1. here
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