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is-

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English

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Prefix

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is-

  1. form of iso- before a vowel

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Anagrams

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Choctaw

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Prefix

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is- (except before s ish-, class I second-person singular)

  1. the subject of an active transitive verb
    you, thou
  2. the subject of an intransitive active verb
    you, thou
  3. the subject of a negative imperative verb
    Sakopōlih! → Issakopōlinna!
    Bite me! → Don't bite me!

Inflection

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French

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Prefix

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is-

  1. form of iso- before a vowel

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Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Article

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is-

  1. Alternative form of il-

Usage notes

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  • Used before the letter s. For details on usage, see the main lemma.

Welsh

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Etymology

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See is. Cognate with Cornish is-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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is-

  1. lower, deputy, lieutenant, sub-, vice-, under-, by-
    Antonym: uwch-
    is- + ‎arlywydd (president) → ‎is-arlywydd (vice-president)
    is- + ‎deddf (law) → ‎is-ddeddf (byelaw)
    is- + ‎rhywogaeth (species) → ‎isrywogaeth (subspecies)
    is- + ‎teitl (title) → ‎isteitl (subtitle)

Usage notes

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Triggers the soft mutation on the noun following.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of is-
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
is- unchanged unchanged his-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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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