is.
this or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced)
Meaning & usage
this or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced)
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
that...which; he, she...who, it...that of such a nature, degree, kind (previously mentioned or implied)
that...which; he, she...who, it...that the following; of the following nature, degree, kind
this or that [man, woman or thing] (as a noun phrase modifier)
such a, that sort of
eiusmodī sermōnēs
Substituting a clause.
quod eius fierī possit
Substituting a clause. As an internal accusative: for that reason, on that account
idque gaudeō
Substituting a clause. Used in various prepositional phrases.
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.
second-person singular present active indicative of eō
Where this word comes from
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