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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 2025

iş

iş

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Crimean Tatar

Noun

iş

  1. work, making.

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰃𐰾 ‎(iş), from Proto-Turkic *īĺč ‎(“work, deed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iʃ/

Noun

iş ‎(definite accusative işi, plural işler)

  1. work
  2. job

Declension

Derived terms

Turkmen

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰃𐰾 ‎(iş), from Proto-Turkic *īĺč ‎(“work, deed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːʃ/

Noun

iş ‎(definite accusative işi, plural işler)

  1. work, labor
  2. job, employment
  3. affair

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