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Webster 1913 Edition

Is

Is

,
Verb.
I.
[AS.
is
; akin to G. & Goth.
ist
, L.
est
, Gr. [GREEK], Skr.
asti
. √9. Cf.
Am
,
Entity
,
Essence
,
Absent
.]
The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense;
as, he
is
; he
is
a man
. See
Be
.
☞ In some varieties of the Northern dialect of Old English, is was used for all persons of the singular.
For thy
is
I come, and eke Alain.
Chaucer.
Aye
is
thou merry.
Chaucer.
☞ The idiom of using the present for future events sure to happen is a relic of Old English in which the present and future had the same form; as, this year Christmas is on Friday.

Webster 1828 Edition

Is

IS

,
Verb.
I.
iz.
[L. est.] The third person singular of the substantive verb, which is composed of three or four distinct roots, which appear in the words am, be, are, and is. Is and was coincide with the Latin esse, and Goth.wesan. In the indicative, present tense, it is thus varied; I am, thou art, he, she, or it, is; we, ye or you, they,
are.
In writing and speaking, the vowel is often dropped; as, he's gone; there's none left.

Definition 2024

ís

ís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Faroese

Noun

ís

  1. accusative or genitive singular of ísur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse íss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːs/
    Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

ís m ‎(genitive singular íss, nominative plural ísar)

  1. ice syn.
    Um það bil 81% af yfirborði Grænlands er þakið ís.
    About 81% of Greenland's surface is covered by ice.
  2. ice cream syn.
    Langar þig í ís?
    Do you want some ice cream?

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *end-so, from Proto-Indo-European *endʰ. See ísel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːs/

Adverb

ís

  1. down (denoting low position)

Antonyms

Descendants

Old Norse

Noun

ís

  1. accusative singular of íss

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