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oes.

is there; are there?

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/oːɨ̯s/North-Wales/ɔi̯s/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/oːs/South-Wales, colloquial/weːs/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. is there; are there?

  2. yes

Where this word comes from

Proto-Celtic *esti

noun/oːɨ̯s/North-Wales/ɔi̯s/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/oːs/South-Wales, colloquial/weːs/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. age, period

    feminine

  2. life, lifetime, lifespan

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Welsh ois, from Proto-Brythonic *oɨs, from Proto-Celtic *aissom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“life, age”). Ultimately cognate with Welsh oed, Latin aevus.

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