Isis

See also: ISIS, Ísis, and isis

Translingual

Etymology

Latin Īsis, the goddess Isis, from Ancient Greek Ἶσῐς (Îsĭs), from Egyptian (ꜣst).

Proper noun

Isis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Isididae – typical deep-sea bamboo corals.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum; Anthozoa – class; Alcyonaria – subclass; Alcyonacea – order; Calcaxonia – suborder; Isididae – family

Derived terms

• Chelidonisis
• Muricellisis

References

• Isis (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Isis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Isis (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Isis at World Register of Marine Species

English

Isis as shown in Egyptian art

Pronunciation

• enPR: ī′sĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.sɪs/, /ˈaɪ.səs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Homophone: ISIS

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Īsis from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian (ꜣst).

Proper noun

Isis

2. (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis.
   • 2009, “Defiling Morality ov Black God”, in Evangelion, performed by Behemoth:

     Grant me profane kiss / Oh Isis, mother ov all / Thy lips like morphine / Teasing my slumbering heart

3. (astronomy) 42 Isis, a main belt asteroid.
4. (uncommon) A female given name from Egyptian or Ancient Greek.
   • 1924, Zora Neale Hurston, Drenched in Light:

     Isis had crawled under the center table with its red plush cover with little round balls for fringe.

   • 1995, Iain Banks, Whit:

     'Beloved Isis,' Elias grinned, 'would you kindly cast some light into the poor occluded mind of our brother here on the matter of the co-essential nature of the body and the soul?'

Usage notes

As a female given name, its popularity peaked in 2005 in the US and 2010 in the Netherlands. Due to its association with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (commonly abbreviated as ISIS), the name quickly fell out of favor and is now rarely used. [1]

In some depictions of the Egyptian goddess, she is sometimes renamed as Eset.

Synonyms

• (astronomy): 42 Isis, ㊷

Related terms

• Isiac
• Isidian
• Isidora
• Isidore

Translations

ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility

• Arabic: إيزيس f ('iizis)
• Catalan: Isis (ca) f
• Coptic: ⲏⲥⲉ (ēse)
• Czech: Eset
• Egyptian: (ꜣst f)
• Esperanto: Iziso
• French: Isis (fr) f
• Georgian: ისიდა (isida)
• German: Isis (de) f
• Greek: Ίσις (el) f (Ísis), Ίσιδα (el) f (Ísida)

  Ancient Greek: Ἶσις f (Îsis)

• Hindi: आइसिस f (āisis)
• Hungarian: Ízisz
• Italian: Iside (it) f
• Japanese: イシス (Ishisu)
• Korean: 이시스 (ko) (Isiseu)
• Latin: Īsis f
• Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎 f (ʾs)
• Polish: Izyda (pl) f, Izys f
• Portuguese: Ísis (pt) f
• Russian: Иси́да (ru) f (Isída)
• Slovak: Izis f
• Spanish: Isis f
• Swedish: Isis (sv) c

asteroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 育神星 (Yùshénxīng)

• Greek: 42 Ίσις f (42 Ísis)
• Polish: Isis (pl) f
• Russian: (42) Изи́да (ru) f ((42) Izída)
• Spanish: (42) Isis f

Etymology 2

Back-formation of the Latin Tamesis (“Thames”), from the assumption that the word was derived from a compound of Thame (“A tributary of the Thames”) and Isis. The prison was named after the river.

Proper noun

the Isis

2. (UK, especially Oxfordshire, otherwise dated) The River Thames between its source and its confluence with the River Thame at Dorchester on Thames.
   • 1906, Geraldine Mitton, chapter IV, in The Thames‎^[2], London: A. & C. Black:

     Dorchester is not on the Thames, yet belongs to it certainly, for the Thame, which combines with the Isis to form the Thames, flows past it.

   • 1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night:

     They had put in under the dappled shade of an overhanging willow a little down the left bank of the Isis.

Proper noun

Isis

1. Ellipsis of HM Prison Isis.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Isis

1. Alternative letter-case form of ISIS.
   • 2017 August 20, “The Observer view on the attacks in Spain”, in The Observer‎^[3]:

     The terrorist threat is growing, the politicians and intelligence services say, due in part to the degradation of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and the rising numbers of Isis fighters returning to Europe.

Further reading

• “Isis”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “Isis”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to XII), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 3194, column 1.
• “Isis”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
• “Isis”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “Isis”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Isis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• IISS

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis, “Isis”), from Egyptian (ꜣst).

Proper noun

Isis

1. Isis

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisis/, [ˈis̠is̠]
• Rhymes: -isis
• Syllabification^(key): I‧sis
• Hyphenation^(key): I‧sis

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis, “Isis”), from Egyptian (ꜣst).

Proper noun

Isis

1. Isis (Egyptian goddess)

Declension

Inflection of Isis (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Isis	—
genitive		Isisin	—
partitive		Isisiä	—
illative		Isisiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Isis	—
accusative	nom.	Isis	—
	gen.	Isisin
genitive		Isisin	—
partitive		Isisiä	—
inessive		Isisissä	—
elative		Isisistä	—
illative		Isisiin	—
adessive		Isisillä	—
ablative		Isisiltä	—
allative		Isisille	—
essive		Isisinä	—
translative		Isisiksi	—
abessive		Isisittä	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Isis (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Isisini — accusative nom. Isisini — gen. Isisini genitive Isisini — partitive Isisiäni — inessive Isisissäni — elative Isisistäni — illative Isisiini — adessive Isisilläni — ablative Isisiltäni — allative Isisilleni — essive Isisinäni — translative Isisikseni — abessive Isisittäni — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Isisisi — accusative nom. Isisisi — gen. Isisisi genitive Isisisi — partitive Isisiäsi — inessive Isisissäsi — elative Isisistäsi — illative Isisiisi — adessive Isisilläsi — ablative Isisiltäsi — allative Isisillesi — essive Isisinäsi — translative Isisiksesi — abessive Isisittäsi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Isisimme — accusative nom. Isisimme — gen. Isisimme genitive Isisimme — partitive Isisiämme — inessive Isisissämme — elative Isisistämme — illative Isisiimme — adessive Isisillämme — ablative Isisiltämme — allative Isisillemme — essive Isisinämme — translative Isisiksemme — abessive Isisittämme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Isisinne — accusative nom. Isisinne — gen. Isisinne genitive Isisinne — partitive Isisiänne — inessive Isisissänne — elative Isisistänne — illative Isisiinne — adessive Isisillänne — ablative Isisiltänne — allative Isisillenne — essive Isisinänne — translative Isisiksenne — abessive Isisittänne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Isisinsä — accusative nom. Isisinsä — gen. Isisinsä genitive Isisinsä — partitive Isisiään Isisiänsä — inessive Isisissään Isisissänsä — elative Isisistään Isisistänsä — illative Isisiinsä — adessive Isisillään Isisillänsä — ablative Isisiltään Isisiltänsä — allative Isisilleen Isisillensä — essive Isisinään Isisinänsä — translative Isisikseen Isisiksensä — abessive Isisittään Isisittänsä — instructive — — comitative — —

Etymology 2

From English ISIS (“Islamic State in Iraq and Syria”).

Proper noun

Isis

1. ISIS (extremist group)

Declension

Inflection of Isis (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Isis	—
genitive		Isisin	—
partitive		Isisiä	—
illative		Isisiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Isis	—
accusative	nom.	Isis	—
	gen.	Isisin
genitive		Isisin	—
partitive		Isisiä	—
inessive		Isisissä	—
elative		Isisistä	—
illative		Isisiin	—
adessive		Isisillä	—
ablative		Isisiltä	—
allative		Isisille	—
essive		Isisinä	—
translative		Isisiksi	—
abessive		Isisittä	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Isis (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Isisini — accusative nom. Isisini — gen. Isisini genitive Isisini — partitive Isisiäni — inessive Isisissäni — elative Isisistäni — illative Isisiini — adessive Isisilläni — ablative Isisiltäni — allative Isisilleni — essive Isisinäni — translative Isisikseni — abessive Isisittäni — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Isisisi — accusative nom. Isisisi — gen. Isisisi genitive Isisisi — partitive Isisiäsi — inessive Isisissäsi — elative Isisistäsi — illative Isisiisi — adessive Isisilläsi — ablative Isisiltäsi — allative Isisillesi — essive Isisinäsi — translative Isisiksesi — abessive Isisittäsi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Isisimme — accusative nom. Isisimme — gen. Isisimme genitive Isisimme — partitive Isisiämme — inessive Isisissämme — elative Isisistämme — illative Isisiimme — adessive Isisillämme — ablative Isisiltämme — allative Isisillemme — essive Isisinämme — translative Isisiksemme — abessive Isisittämme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Isisinne — accusative nom. Isisinne — gen. Isisinne genitive Isisinne — partitive Isisiänne — inessive Isisissänne — elative Isisistänne — illative Isisiinne — adessive Isisillänne — ablative Isisiltänne — allative Isisillenne — essive Isisinänne — translative Isisiksenne — abessive Isisittänne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Isisinsä — accusative nom. Isisinsä — gen. Isisinsä genitive Isisinsä — partitive Isisiään Isisiänsä — inessive Isisissään Isisissänsä — elative Isisistään Isisistänsä — illative Isisiinsä — adessive Isisillään Isisillänsä — ablative Isisiltään Isisiltänsä — allative Isisilleen Isisillensä — essive Isisinään Isisinänsä — translative Isisikseen Isisiksensä — abessive Isisittään Isisittänsä — instructive — — comitative — —

Alternative forms

• ISIS

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis, “Isis”), from Egyptian (ꜣst).

Proper noun

Isis f (proper noun, genitive Isis' or Isis)

1. Isis

Declension

Declension of Isis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Isis	die	Isisen
genitive	einer	der	Isis', Isis	der	Isisen
dative	einer	der	Isis	den	Isisen
accusative	eine	die	Isis	die	Isisen

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Isis f (proper noun, genitive Isis' or Isis)

1. alternative form of ISIS (“Isis”)

Declension

Declension of Isis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Isis	die	Isisen
genitive	einer	der	Isis', Isis	der	Isisen
dative	einer	der	Isis	den	Isisen
accusative	eine	die	Isis	die	Isisen

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἶσῐς (Îsĭs), itself from Egyptian (ꜣst).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈiː.sɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈiː.s̬is]

Noun

Īsis f sg (genitive Īsis or Īsidis); third declension

1. Isis.
2. A river of Pontus

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Īsis
genitive	Īsis Īsidis
dative	Īsī Īsidī
accusative	Īsem Īsidem
ablative	Īse Īside
vocative	Īsis

Related terms

• Īsiacus

Descendants

• → English: Isis (learned)
• → French: Isis f sg (learned)
• Italian: Iside
• Sicilian: Ìsiti, Isis
• → Spanish: Isis f sg (learned)

References

• “Isis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Isis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 860, column 2.
• Isis in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 461

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Īsis, from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian (ꜣst).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisis/ [ˈi.sis]
• Rhymes: -isis
• Syllabification: I‧sis

Proper noun

Isis f

1. (Egyptian mythology) Isis