is-
is- (except before s ish-, class I second-person singular)
class I | class II | class III | class N | imperative | |||||||||
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+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- |
is-
is-
See is. Cognate with Cornish is-.
is-
Triggers the soft mutation on the noun following.
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |
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