is
Εννοια (English)
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- third-person singular simple present indicative of be
- (colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
- present indicative of be; am, are, is.
Synonyms
to be
same as
O.K.
what is
is in the air
is on its way
is approaching
’Tis the season
he is
Συχνότητα
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ɪz/
Ετυμολογία (English)
In summary
From Middle English is, from Old English is, from Proto-West Germanic *ist, from Proto-Germanic *isti (a form of Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“is”). Cognate with West Frisian is (“is”), Dutch is (“is”), German ist (“is”), Afrikaans is (“am, are, is”) Old Swedish är, er, Old Norse er, es. Also, via Proto-Indo-European, Latin esse (“be”)
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