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[edit] English

he « his « with « #12: is » it » for » as

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *isti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ést (“‘is’”). The paradigm of "to be" has been since the time of Proto-Germanic a synthesis of three originally distinct verb stems. The infinitive form "to be" is from *bʰuh₂- (“‘to become’”). The words "is" and "are" are both derived from *h₁es- (“‘to be’”) Lastly, the past forms starting with "w-" such as "was" and "were" are from *wes- (“‘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.

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Is

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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 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)

[edit] Inflection

    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. The third-person singular present tense of zijn; is.

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is

  1. (informal, dialectal) Abbreviation of eens

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is

  1. also, too, as well

[edit] Irish

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  • IPA: [ɪsˠ], [sˠ]
  • IPA: [ ʃ ] (only the particle, and only before the pronouns é, í, iad)

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is

  1. and

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[edit] Particle

is

  1. Used in present and future sentences for identification or definition of a subject as the person/object identified in the predicate of the sentence. Sometimes used with adjective predicates, especially in certain fixed idiomatic phrases. Informally equated with English is, but is not a verb.
    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.
    Is féidir liom snámh. (idiomatic adjective predicate)
    I can swim.
    Is maith liom tae.
    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)
    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 M. F. N. MM. FF. NN.
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

[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

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *īsa- 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 IE 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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is (not comparable)

Positive
is

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  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

[edit] Usage 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.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse íss.

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for is Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative is isen isar isarna
Genitive is isens isars isarnas

is c. (uncountable and countable)

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