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is.

this or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

pron[ˈɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈis]
  1. this or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced)

    demonstrative · pronoun
  2. this or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced) Picks up the subject or object after an intervening clause, to avoid repeating the relative pronoun quī, or substitutes syntactically fronted expressions

    demonstrative · pronoun
  3. that...which; he, she...who, it...that of such a nature, degree, kind (previously mentioned or implied)

    anaphoric · demonstrative · pronoun
  4. that...which; he, she...who, it...that the following; of the following nature, degree, kind

    demonstrative · pronoun
  5. this or that [man, woman or thing] (as a noun phrase modifier)

    demonstrative · determiner · pronoun
  6. such a, that sort of

    demonstrative · pronoun
    eiusmodī sermōnēs
  7. Substituting a clause.

    demonstrative · pronoun
    quod eius fierī possit
  8. Substituting a clause. As an internal accusative: for that reason, on that account

    demonstrative · pronoun
    idque gaudeō
  9. Substituting a clause. Used in various prepositional phrases.

    demonstrative · pronoun
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *is, from Proto-Indo-European *ís. Cognate with Oscan izic, Umbrian 𐌄𐌓𐌄 (ere), and further with Lithuanian jis, Proto-Slavic *jь.

verb[ˈiːs]Classical-Latin[ˈis]
  1. second-person singular present active indicative of eō

    active · form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular
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