is

Signification (English)

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of be
2. (colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
3. present indicative of be; am, are, is.

est

approche

tout baigne

to be

same as

O.K.

what is

is in the air

is on its way

is approaching

’Tis the season

he is

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪz/

Inherited from moyen anglais

Inherited from ancien anglais

Cognate with frison occidental

Cognate with néerlandais

Cognate with allemand

Cognate with afrikaans

Cognate with vieux norrois

Cognate with latin

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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