"is" meaning in Old Irish

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Verb

IPA: /ˈisʲ/ Forms: iss [alternative]
Rhymes: -is Etymology: The lemma is itself is from Proto-Celtic *esti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti; other forms are from either *h₁es- or *bʰuH-. Etymology templates: {{root|sga|ine-pro|*h₁es-|*bʰuH-}}, {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*esti}} Proto-Celtic *esti, {{inh|sga|ine-pro|*h₁ésti}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Head templates: {{head|sga|verb||{{{conj}}}||{{{conj2}}}||{{{prot}}}||{{{prot2}}}||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}|altform=|head=}} is, {{sga-verb}} is
  1. to be Derived forms: cesu (english: although... is), condid (english: so that... is), in (english: is... ?), masu (english: if... is), (english: is not) Related terms: at·tá [substantive, verb]
    Sense id: en-is-sga-verb-CvEgfuq9 Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 42 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "although... is",
          "translation": "although... is",
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        {
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          "translation": "so that... is",
          "word": "condid"
        },
        {
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          "translation": "if... is",
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      "ipa": "/ˈisʲ/"
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    },
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      "translation": "so that... is",
      "word": "condid"
    },
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      "english": "is... ?",
      "translation": "is... ?",
      "word": "in"
    },
    {
      "english": "if... is",
      "translation": "if... is",
      "word": "masu"
    },
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      "translation": "is not",
      "word": "ní"
    }
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈisʲ/"
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    {
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    }
  ],
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