"is" meaning in Irish

See is in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ɪsˠ/, /sˠ/
Etymology: Inherited from Old Irish os. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ga|sga|os|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Irish os, {{inh+|ga|sga|os}} Inherited from Old Irish os Head templates: {{head|ga|conjunctions}} is
  1. reduced form of agus (“and; as”) Tags: form-of, reduced Form of: agus (extra: and; as)
    Sense id: en-is-ga-conj-IGDPgOf2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: /ɪsˠ/ (note: before nouns and adjectives), /sˠ/ (note: before nouns and adjectives), /ʃ/ (note: before the pronouns é, í, ea, iad)
Etymology: From Old Irish is (“is”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|is||is}} Old Irish is (“is”), {{der|ga|ine-pro|*h₁es-||to be}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”) Head templates: {{head|ga|particle}} is
  1. Present/future realis copula form
    Sense id: en-is-ga-particle-EtbfD3S6
  2. Used to introduce the comparative/superlative form of adjectives
    Sense id: en-is-ga-particle-V9V9~jiY Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish particles Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 18 32 50 Disambiguation of Irish particles: 7 21 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: Main clauses, , an, nach, Direct relative clauses, Indirect relative clauses, ar, arbv, Other subordinate clauses, gur, gurbv, ba, b’v, níor, níorbhv, arbhv, nár, nárbhv, abv, gurbhv, gura, gurabv, nára, nárabv, Simple copular forms, , cár, cárbv, cárbhv, , cér, cérbv, cérbhv, , dá mba, dá mb’v, de/do, dar, darbv, darbhv, faoi, faoinar, faoinarbv, faoinarbhv, i, inar, inarbv, inarbhv, le, lenar, lenarbv, lenarbhv, , más, má ba, má b’v, mura, murabv, murar, murarbhv, ó (english: prep.), ónar, ónarbv, ónarbhv, ó (conj.), ós, ó ba, ó b’v, trí, trínar, trínarbv, trínarbhv, Compound copular forms, v Used before vowel sounds

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ónarbv"
    },
    {
      "word": "ónarbhv"
    },
    {
      "roman": "conj.",
      "word": "ó"
    },
    {
      "word": "ós"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó ba"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó b’v"
    },
    {
      "word": "trí"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínar"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínarbv"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínarbhv"
    },
    {
      "word": "Compound copular forms"
    },
    {
      "word": "v Used before vowel sounds"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "definition: predicate is indefinite",
          "text": "Is múinteoir é Dónall. ― Dónall is a teacher.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "identification: predicate is definite",
          "text": "Is é Dónall an múinteoir. ― Dónall is the teacher.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can swim. (idiomatic noun predicate)",
          "text": "Is féidir liom snámh.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I like tea. (idiomatic adjective predicate)",
          "text": "Is maith liom tae.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'm the one who saw him. (compare Hiberno-English \"'Tis I who saw him\"; cleft sentence)",
          "text": "Is mise a chonaic é.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "cleft sentence",
          "text": "Is é Dónall atá ina mhúinteoir. ― It's Dónall who is a teacher.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Present/future realis copula form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the bigger boy; the biggest boy",
          "text": "an buachaill is mó",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The boy is bigger than James.",
          "text": "Is mó an buachaill ná Séamas.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "James is the biggest boy in Ireland! (lit. \"It is James (who is) the boy (who) is biggest in Ireland\")",
          "text": "Is é Séamas an buachaill is mó in Éirinn!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to introduce the comparative/superlative form of adjectives"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪsˠ/",
      "note": "before nouns and adjectives"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sˠ/",
      "note": "before nouns and adjectives"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃ/",
      "note": "before the pronouns é, í, ea, iad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "is"
}

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