is-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

English

Prefix

is-

  1. form of iso- before a vowel

Derived terms

Anagrams

Choctaw

Prefix

is- (except before s ish-, class I second-person singular)

  1. the subject of an active transitive verb
    you, thou
  2. the subject of an intransitive active verb
    you, thou
  3. the subject of a negative imperative verb
    Sakopōlih! → Issakopōlinna!
    Bite me! → Don't bite me!

Inflection

Choctaw Person Markers
class I class II class III class N imperative
+s +C +V +C/i +a/o +C +V +C +V +C +V
first-person singular initial -li sa- si- a̱- am- ak- n/a
medial -sa- -sam-
paucal ī- il- pi- pi̱- pim- kī- kil-
plural hapi- hapi̱- hapim-
second-person singular is- ish- chi- chi̱- chim- chik- ∅
plural has- hash- hachi- hachi̱- hachim- hachik- ho- oh-
third-person ∅ ∅ i̱- im- ik-

French

Prefix

is-

  1. form of iso- before a vowel

Derived terms

Maltese

Pronunciation

Article

is-

  1. Alternative form of il-

Usage notes

  • Used before the letter s. For details on usage, see the main lemma.

Welsh

Etymology

See is. Cognate with Cornish is-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

is-

  1. lower, deputy, lieutenant, sub-, vice-, under-, by-
    ‎is- + ‎arlywydd (“president”) → ‎is-arlywydd (“vice-president”)
    ‎is- + ‎deddf (“law”) → ‎is-ddeddf (“byelaw”)
    ‎is- + ‎rhywogaeth (“species”) → ‎isrywogaeth (“subspecies”)
    ‎is- + ‎teitl (“title”) → ‎isteitl (“subtitle”)

Usage notes

Triggers the soft mutation on the noun following.

Derived terms

Welsh terms prefixed with is-

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
is- unchanged unchanged his-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “is-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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