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is.

Present/future realis copula form

2 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

particle/ʃ/
  1. Present/future realis copula form

    Is múinteoir é Dónall.
    Is é Dónall an múinteoir.
  2. Used to introduce the comparative/superlative form of adjectives

    an buachaill is mó
    Is mó an buachaill ná Séamas.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish is (“is”), from Proto-Celtic *esti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“to be”).

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