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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Verb 3 Catalan 3.1 Noun 4 Danish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Inflection 5 Dutch 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Verb 5.3 Adverb 6 Hungarian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Adverb 6.3.1 Synonyms 6.3.2 Derived terms 7 Irish 7.1 Etymology 1 7.1.1 Pronunciation 7.1.2 Conjunction 7.2 Etymology 2 7.2.1 Pronunciation 7.2.2 Particle 7.2.2.1 Usage notes 7.2.2.2 See also 7.2.3 Verb 7.2.3.1 Usage notes 7.2.3.2 See also 8 Latin 8.1 Etymology 1 8.1.1 Pronunciation 8.1.2 Verb 8.2 Etymology 2 8.2.1 Pronunciation 8.2.2 Pronoun 8.2.2.1 Declension 9 Norwegian 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Noun 10 Old English 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Pronunciation 10.3 Noun 10.3.1 Derived terms 10.3.2 Descendants 11 Scots 11.1 Adverb 11.1.1 Synonyms 11.2 Conjunction 11.2.1 Synonyms 11.3 Pronoun 11.3.1 See also 11.4 Verb 11.5 See also 12 Scottish Gaelic 12.1 Alternative forms 12.2 Conjunction 12.2.1 Synonyms 12.3 Verb 12.3.1 Usage notes 12.3.2 Derived terms 13 Swedish 13.1 Etymology 13.2 Pronunciation 13.3 Noun

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[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’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ɪz/, SAMPA: /Iz/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɪz

[edit] Verb

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.

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

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[edit] Afrikaans

[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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[edit] Danish

[edit] Noun

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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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

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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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Etymology

Cognate of és (“‘and’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈiʃ/
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[edit] Adverb

is

1. also, too, as well

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• szintén

[edit] Derived terms

• a falnak is füle van
• mégis
• segíts magadon, s az Isten is megsegít

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology 1

From agus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɪsˠ], IPA: [sˠ]

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is

1. Reduced form of agus.

• and

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Particle

is

1. Used with the comparative/superlative form of adjectives to form the simple comparative:

• more, -er

1. Used with the comparative/superlative form of adjectives to form the superlative:

• most, -est

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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")

[edit] See also

• ba
• níos

[edit] Verb

is

1. Copula form, non-past of tá.

• is, are; will be

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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.

• Is féidir liom snámh. (idiomatic noun predicate)

I can swim.

• Is maith liom tae. (idiomatic adjective predicate)

I like tea.

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• ba (used in past and conditional sentences)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology 1

Inflected form of eō (“‘go’”).

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• (Classical) IPA: /iːs/

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īs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of eō.

[edit] Etymology 2

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /is/

[edit] Pronoun

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.

[edit] Declension

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

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse íss.

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is m. (definite singular isen; uncountable)

1. ice

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[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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /i:s/

[edit] Noun

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:/)

[edit] Derived terms

• īsiġ

[edit] Descendants

• English: ice

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Adverb

is (not comparable)

1. (South Scots) as

[edit] Synonyms

• es

[edit] Conjunction

is

1. (South Scots) as

[edit] Synonyms

• es

[edit] Pronoun

is personal, non-emphatic

1. (South Scots) me

[edit] See also

• A
• mei (emphatic variant)

[edit] Verb

is

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

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• ir

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Alternative forms

• 's

[edit] Conjunction

is

1. and

[edit] Synonyms

• agus

[edit] Verb

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.

[edit] Derived terms

• an e...?
• bu
• chan e
• gur e

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse íss.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for is	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	is	isen	isar	isarna
Possessive form	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.