"-(a)is" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Proto-Celtic]

Forms: -is [canonical]
Etymology: Often believed to originate as the neuter of Proto-Indo-European *-yōs used adverbially; many Celticists believe that the neuter of that suffix was *-is, not *-yos. The -a- in the suffix originally was from the rebracketing of *mais (adverbial/neuter comparative of *māros). Etymology templates: {{der|cel-pro|ine-pro|*-yōs}} Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Head templates: {{head|cel-pro|suffix}} *-(a)is
  1. Forms adverbs that act as the comparative degree to certain common adjectives. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en--(a)is-cel-pro-suffix-6auXUOXF Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Celtic entries with incorrect language header
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            "1": "sga",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Irish: -a"
    }
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  "lang_code": "cel-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-(a)is",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Forms adverbs that act as the comparative degree to certain common adjectives."
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        "reconstruction"
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  "word": "-(a)is"
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          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
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          },
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      ],
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        "Forms adverbs that act as the comparative degree to certain common adjectives."
      ],
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        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
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