"is" meaning in Dutch

See is in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɪs/ Audio: Nl-is.ogg
Head templates: {{head|nl|adverbs}} is
  1. (informal, dialectal, often proscribed) alternative form of eens (“once”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, informal, often, proscribed Alternative form of: eens (extra: once)
    Sense id: en-is-nl-adv-nl:eens
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɪs/ Audio: Nl-is.ogg
Head templates: {{head|nl|verb forms}} is
  1. third-person singular present indicative of zijn; is, equals Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: zijn (extra: is, equals)
    Sense id: en-is-nl-verb-mvSn04pk Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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