-is

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ɪs]

Suffix

-is n (noun-forming suffix, indeclinable)

1. indicates a sharp of a note

   Měl zahrát gis, ale omylem zahrál ais.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Danish

Suffix

-is

1. indicates the sharp of a note; ♯

Antonyms

• -es

Esperanto

Etymology

The Esperanto suffixes -as, -is, -os, -us are related, and appear to have been inspired by previous language projects:

This play of vowels is not an original idea of Zamenhof's: -as, -is, -os are found for the three tenses of the infinitive in Faiguet's system of 1765; -a, -i, -o without a consonant are used like Z's -as, -is, -os by Rudelle (1858); Courtonne in 1885 had -am, -im, -om in the same values, and the similarity with Esperanto is here even more perfect than in the other projects, as -um corresponds to Z's -us. —An International Language (1928)

The vowel of -is is likely cognate with the Latin perfect, as in amavit "s/he had loved", and the corresponding past infinitive amavisse.

Suffix

-is

1. ending of past tense in verbs, e.g. ami to love, ŝi amis she loved.

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare -us and -s.

Suffix

-is (genitive -ise, partitive -ist)

1. Derives nouns.

   ‎petma (“to con, to trick”) + ‎-is → ‎petis (“conman, trickster, cheat, fraud”)

   ‎näitama (“to show”) + ‎-is → ‎näidis (“sample, specimen”)

2. Derives forms of nouns used in compounds.

   ‎väli (“field, area”) + ‎-is → ‎välis- (“outside”)

   võidma ("to spread", "to anoint") → võidis- in võidisvaal ("sperm whale")

Declension

Declension of -is (ÕS type 11/harjutus, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		-is	-ised
accusative	nom.
	gen.	-ise
genitive			-iste
partitive		-ist	-isi
illative		-isse -isesse	-istesse -isisse
inessive		-ises	-istes -isis
elative		-isest	-istest -isist
allative		-isele	-istele -isile
adessive		-isel	-istel -isil
ablative		-iselt	-istelt -isilt
translative		-iseks	-isteks -isiks
terminative		-iseni	-isteni
essive		-isena	-istena
abessive		-iseta	-isteta
comitative		-isega	-istega

Declension of -is (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		-is	-ised
accusative	nom.
	gen.	-ise
genitive			-iste
partitive		-ist	-iseid
illative		-isesse	-istesse -iseisse
inessive		-ises	-istes -iseis
elative		-isest	-istest -iseist
allative		-isele	-istele -iseile
adessive		-isel	-istel -iseil
ablative		-iselt	-istelt -iseilt
translative		-iseks	-isteks -iseiks
terminative		-iseni	-isteni
essive		-isena	-istena
abessive		-iseta	-isteta
comitative		-isega	-istega

Finnish

Etymology 1

Probably from Swedish -is and possibly also extracted from slang terms including that suffix.

Suffix

-is (colloquial)

1. -er, -ie; a suffix used to form nouns and proper nouns from place names, common nouns and adjectives; gives a familiar nuance to the original word; the original word is often truncated in the process.

   ‎kova (“hard, tough”) + ‎-is → ‎kovis (“badass”)

   ‎mestaruus (“championship”) + ‎-is → ‎mestis (“league of champions”)

   ‎paha (“bad”) + ‎-is → ‎pahis (“bad guy”)

   ‎Roihuvuori (a suburb of Helsinki) + ‎-is → ‎Roihis

Declension

Inflection of -is (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		-is	-ikset
genitive		-iksen	-isten -iksien
partitive		-ista	-iksia
illative		-ikseen	-iksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		-is	-ikset
accusative	nom.	-is	-ikset
	gen.	-iksen
genitive		-iksen	-isten -iksien
partitive		-ista	-iksia
inessive		-iksessa	-iksissa
elative		-iksesta	-iksista
illative		-ikseen	-iksiin
adessive		-iksella	-iksilla
ablative		-ikselta	-iksilta
allative		-ikselle	-iksille
essive		-iksena	-iksina
translative		-ikseksi	-iksiksi
abessive		-iksetta	-iksitta
instructive		—	-iksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of -is (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -ikseni -ikseni accusative nom. -ikseni -ikseni gen. -ikseni genitive -ikseni -isteni -iksieni partitive -istani -iksiani inessive -iksessani -iksissani elative -iksestani -iksistani illative -ikseeni -iksiini adessive -iksellani -iksillani ablative -ikseltani -iksiltani allative -ikselleni -iksilleni essive -iksenani -iksinani translative -iksekseni -iksikseni abessive -iksettani -iksittani instructive — — comitative — -iksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -iksesi -iksesi accusative nom. -iksesi -iksesi gen. -iksesi genitive -iksesi -istesi -iksiesi partitive -istasi -iksiasi inessive -iksessasi -iksissasi elative -iksestasi -iksistasi illative -ikseesi -iksiisi adessive -iksellasi -iksillasi ablative -ikseltasi -iksiltasi allative -iksellesi -iksillesi essive -iksenasi -iksinasi translative -ikseksesi -iksiksesi abessive -iksettasi -iksittasi instructive — — comitative — -iksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -iksemme -iksemme accusative nom. -iksemme -iksemme gen. -iksemme genitive -iksemme -istemme -iksiemme partitive -istamme -iksiamme inessive -iksessamme -iksissamme elative -iksestamme -iksistamme illative -ikseemme -iksiimme adessive -iksellamme -iksillamme ablative -ikseltamme -iksiltamme allative -iksellemme -iksillemme essive -iksenamme -iksinamme translative -ikseksemme -iksiksemme abessive -iksettamme -iksittamme instructive — — comitative — -iksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -iksenne -iksenne accusative nom. -iksenne -iksenne gen. -iksenne genitive -iksenne -istenne -iksienne partitive -istanne -iksianne inessive -iksessanne -iksissanne elative -iksestanne -iksistanne illative -ikseenne -iksiinne adessive -iksellanne -iksillanne ablative -ikseltanne -iksiltanne allative -iksellenne -iksillenne essive -iksenanne -iksinanne translative -ikseksenne -iksiksenne abessive -iksettanne -iksittanne instructive — — comitative — -iksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -iksensa -iksensa accusative nom. -iksensa -iksensa gen. -iksensa genitive -iksensa -istensa -iksiensa partitive -istaan -istansa -iksiaan -iksiansa inessive -iksessaan -iksessansa -iksissaan -iksissansa elative -iksestaan -iksestansa -iksistaan -iksistansa illative -ikseensa -iksiinsa adessive -iksellaan -iksellansa -iksillaan -iksillansa ablative -ikseltaan -ikseltansa -iksiltaan -iksiltansa allative -ikselleen -iksellensa -iksilleen -iksillensa essive -iksenaan -iksenansa -iksinaan -iksinansa translative -iksekseen -ikseksensa -iksikseen -iksiksensa abessive -iksettaan -iksettansa -iksittaan -iksittansa instructive — — comitative — -iksineen -iksinensa

Inflection of -is (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		-is	-ikset
genitive		-iksen	-isten -iksien
partitive		-istä	-iksiä
illative		-ikseen	-iksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		-is	-ikset
accusative	nom.	-is	-ikset
	gen.	-iksen
genitive		-iksen	-isten -iksien
partitive		-istä	-iksiä
inessive		-iksessä	-iksissä
elative		-iksestä	-iksistä
illative		-ikseen	-iksiin
adessive		-iksellä	-iksillä
ablative		-ikseltä	-iksiltä
allative		-ikselle	-iksille
essive		-iksenä	-iksinä
translative		-ikseksi	-iksiksi
abessive		-iksettä	-iksittä
instructive		—	-iksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of -is (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -ikseni -ikseni accusative nom. -ikseni -ikseni gen. -ikseni genitive -ikseni -isteni -iksieni partitive -istäni -iksiäni inessive -iksessäni -iksissäni elative -iksestäni -iksistäni illative -ikseeni -iksiini adessive -ikselläni -iksilläni ablative -ikseltäni -iksiltäni allative -ikselleni -iksilleni essive -iksenäni -iksinäni translative -iksekseni -iksikseni abessive -iksettäni -iksittäni instructive — — comitative — -iksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -iksesi -iksesi accusative nom. -iksesi -iksesi gen. -iksesi genitive -iksesi -istesi -iksiesi partitive -istäsi -iksiäsi inessive -iksessäsi -iksissäsi elative -iksestäsi -iksistäsi illative -ikseesi -iksiisi adessive -ikselläsi -iksilläsi ablative -ikseltäsi -iksiltäsi allative -iksellesi -iksillesi essive -iksenäsi -iksinäsi translative -ikseksesi -iksiksesi abessive -iksettäsi -iksittäsi instructive — — comitative — -iksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -iksemme -iksemme accusative nom. -iksemme -iksemme gen. -iksemme genitive -iksemme -istemme -iksiemme partitive -istämme -iksiämme inessive -iksessämme -iksissämme elative -iksestämme -iksistämme illative -ikseemme -iksiimme adessive -iksellämme -iksillämme ablative -ikseltämme -iksiltämme allative -iksellemme -iksillemme essive -iksenämme -iksinämme translative -ikseksemme -iksiksemme abessive -iksettämme -iksittämme instructive — — comitative — -iksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -iksenne -iksenne accusative nom. -iksenne -iksenne gen. -iksenne genitive -iksenne -istenne -iksienne partitive -istänne -iksiänne inessive -iksessänne -iksissänne elative -iksestänne -iksistänne illative -ikseenne -iksiinne adessive -iksellänne -iksillänne ablative -ikseltänne -iksiltänne allative -iksellenne -iksillenne essive -iksenänne -iksinänne translative -ikseksenne -iksiksenne abessive -iksettänne -iksittänne instructive — — comitative — -iksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -iksensä -iksensä accusative nom. -iksensä -iksensä gen. -iksensä genitive -iksensä -istensä -iksiensä partitive -istään -istänsä -iksiään -iksiänsä inessive -iksessään -iksessänsä -iksissään -iksissänsä elative -iksestään -iksestänsä -iksistään -iksistänsä illative -ikseensä -iksiinsä adessive -iksellään -iksellänsä -iksillään -iksillänsä ablative -ikseltään -ikseltänsä -iksiltään -iksiltänsä allative -ikselleen -iksellensä -iksilleen -iksillensä essive -iksenään -iksenänsä -iksinään -iksinänsä translative -iksekseen -ikseksensä -iksikseen -iksiksensä abessive -iksettään -iksettänsä -iksittään -iksittänsä instructive — — comitative — -iksineen -iksinensä

Etymology 2

From German -is.

Suffix

-is

1. (music) sharp, ♯

   Antonym: -es

   ‎A + ‎-is → ‎Ais (“A sharp”)

   ‎C + ‎-is → ‎Cis (“C sharp”)

   ‎D + ‎-is → ‎Dis (“D sharp”)

   ‎E + ‎-is → ‎Eis (“E sharp”)

   ‎F + ‎-is → ‎Fis (“F sharp”)

   ‎G + ‎-is → ‎Gis (“G sharp”)

   ‎H + ‎-is → ‎His (“B sharp”)

Derived terms

• -isis (“double sharp”)

Anagrams

• -si

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin -iō → *-īō, -is → *-īs (sense 1–2); Latin -īvī, and -īvisti (sense 3–4). In the case of regular -ir verbs (like finir), the first singular present suffix was inherited from Old French -is, from Vulgar Latin *-īscō (cf. -iss-), while other first singular suffixes (also when added to irregular -ir verbs) are added erroneously.

Suffix

-is (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. forms the first-person singular present indicative of -ir verbs
2. forms the second-person singular present indicative of -ir verbs
3. forms the first-person singular past historic of -ir verbs
4. forms the second-person singular past historic of -ir verbs

Etymology 2

Suffix

-is (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. forms the first-person singular past historic of -re verbs
2. forms the second-person singular past historic of -re verbs

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old French -ëiz, from Latin -ātus (past participle ending) + -īcius (adjective-forming suffix).

Suffix

-is m (noun-forming suffix, invariable)

1. noun-forming suffix, generally found attached to verbs

   ‎chuchoter (“to whisper”) + ‎-is → ‎chuchotis (“murmuring”)

   ‎ébouler (“to crumble; to collapse”) + ‎-is → ‎éboulis (“scree; mass of fallen rocks/earth”)

   ‎dégouler (“to disgust”) + ‎-is → ‎(informal) dégoulis (“vomit”)

Suffix

-is (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -isse, masculine plural -is, feminine plural -isses)

1. (uncommon) adjective-forming suffix, generally found attached to verbs

   ‎couler (“flow”) + ‎-is → ‎coulis (“flowing; running”) (surface etymology)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -is

abattis

champi

châssis

chuchotis

clapotis

cliquetis

coloris

coulis

dégueulis

éboulis

frottis

gâchis

gazouillis

hachis

lavis

logis

maquis

pilotis

semis

taillis

torchis

tournis

treillis

volige

Fwe

Alternative forms

• -es, -s, -z

Suffix

-is

1. Forms causative verbs

   ‎-bìrà (“boil (intransitive)”) + ‎-is → ‎bìrìsà (“to boil (transitive)”)

   ‎-shèkà (“laugh”) + ‎-is → ‎shèkèsà (“to make (someone) laugh”)

   ‎-tàbà (“be happy”) + ‎-is → ‎tàbìsà (“to make happy”)

   ‎-bòmbà (“be wet”) + ‎-is → ‎bòmbèsà (“to wetten”)

   ‎-zyúmà (“be dry”) + ‎-is → ‎zyúmìsà (“to dry”)

Usage notes

• The forms -is and -es are productive; the forms -s and -z are non-productive and change the last consonant of the verb stem to s or z

References

• Grunnink, Hilda (2022), A Grammar of Fwe, Language Science Press, page 230

German

Etymology

Potentially shortened from Diesis.

Suffix

-is (invariable)

1. (music) sharp, ♯

   Antonym: -es

   ‎A + ‎-is → ‎Ais (“A sharp”)

   ‎C + ‎-is → ‎Cis (“C sharp”)

   ‎D + ‎-is → ‎Dis (“D sharp”)

   ‎E + ‎-is → ‎Eis (“E sharp”)

   ‎F + ‎-is → ‎Fis (“F sharp”)

   ‎G + ‎-is → ‎Gis (“G sharp”)

   ‎H + ‎-is → ‎His (“B sharp”)

Derived terms

• -isis (“double sharp”)

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: -iss

Hungarian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iʃ]
• Rhymes: -iʃ

Suffix

-is

1. (diminutive suffix) Added to a proper noun to form a shortened diminutive name.

   ‎András (“Andrew”) + ‎-is → ‎Andris (“Andy”)

Derived terms

Hungarian proper noun clippings suffixed with -is

Andris

Ábris

Boris

Maris

See also

• -us
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto -is, back-formation from -as.

Suffix

-is

1. desinence of the past tense in verbs

See also

• -as
• -os
• -ar
• -ir
• -or

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch -isch.

Suffix

-is

1. -ic

   strategis ― strategic

   pragmatis ― pragmatic

2. -ical

   praktis ― practical

   psikologis ― psychological

Etymology 2

From Dutch -ist.

Suffix

-is

1. -ist

   anarkis ― anarchist

   jurnalis ― journalist

Derived terms

Indonesian terms suffixed with -is

absolutis

anarkis

biologis

cerpenis

ekonomis

fatalis

futuris

hedonis

jurnalis

kapitalis

kolonialis

liberalis

liturgis

marhaenis

materialis

optimis

Pancasilais

panelis

psikologis

selis

seminaris

sinergis

sistemis

strategis

terapis

Further reading

• “-is”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Etymology

From the dative form of Old Irish -as (“-ish”).

Suffix

-is f

1. -ish, -ese (used to form language names)

Declension

Declension of -is (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative -is vocative a -is genitive -ise dative -is forms with the definite article singular nominative an -is genitive na -ise dative leis an -is don -is

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -is

Abcáisis

Afracáinis

Airméinis

Aivéistis

Albainis

Albáinis

Alsáisis

Araibis

Aramais

Asarbaiseáinis

Bablóinis

Bailís

Bascais

Bealarúisis

Breatnais

Briotáinis

Bulgáiris

Burmais

Cambóidis

Casaicis

Catalóinis

Ceiltis

Ciméiris

Cirgisis

Cóiréis

Coirnis

Cóisis

Corsaicis

Craís

Cróitis

Danmhairgis

Eabhrais

Eastóinis

Fionlainnis

Fraincis

Gearmáinis

Giúdais

Gotais

Gréigis

Haváis

Hitis

Indinéisis

Iodáilis

Ioruais

Íoslainnis

Ísiltíris

Laitvis

Laplainnis

Liotuáinis

Lochlannais

Lucsambuirgis

Macadóinis

Malaeis

Máltais

Manainnis

Maorais

Moldáivis

Mongóilis

Montainéigris

Nachuáitlis

Navachóis

Neipeailis

Ocsatánais

Ollainnis

Peirsis

Polainnis

Portaingéilis

Raeta-Rómáinsis

Rómáinis

Rúisis

Sáimis

Seapáinis

Seicis

Seirbis

Seoinicis

Seoirsis

Sínis

Slavais

Slóivéinis

Slóvaicis

Soirbis

Somáilis

Spáinnis

Sprantais

Suaisis

Sualainnis

Tibéidis

Tocáiris

Tuircis

Úcráinis

Úisbéiceastáinis

Ungáiris

Vallúinis

Vallúnais

Volaifis

Suffix

-is

1. inflection of -eas:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *-is.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈis]

Suffix

-is (neuter -e); third-declension two-termination suffix

1. suffixed to the root of nouns in composition, forms adjectives of the third declension

   tri- + annus + -is → triennis

   bi- + penna + -is → bipennis

   ē- + norma + -is → ēnormis

   in- + somnus + -is → insomnis

   pro- + clīvus + -is → proclīvis

   brevi- + tarsus + -is → brevitarsis

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	-is	-e		-ēs	-ia
genitive	-is			-ium
dative	-ī			-ibus
accusative	-em	-e		-īs -ēs	-ia
ablative	-ī			-ibus
vocative	-is	-e		-ēs	-ia

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -is

abnormis

abunde

acclivis

acetabuliformis

aequanimis

aequilibris

albirostris

albitarsis

albiventris

albolabris

altirostris

amplipennis

angusticollis

angustirostris

apiformis

auripennis

bicornis

biennis

bilinguis

bilustris

bimaris

bimembris

bipalmis

bipennis

biremis

cognominis

curvirostris

decennis

declivirostris

declivis

deformis

deiugis

delumbis

depilis

depugis

elinguis

elumbis

enodis

enormis

exossis

exsanguis

exsomnis

extorris

glabripennis

in- -is

infamis

insignis

latipennis

latirostris

longanimis

novennis

octennis

planipennis

plurennis

proclivis

quadriennis

quinquennis

quinqueremis

ravis

ruficollis

rufipennis

rufitarsis

rufiventris

septuennis

sexennis

spinipennis

tricennis

tricornis

triennis

trilinguis

tripalis

triremis

unanimis

unicornis

vicennis

Descendants

• → Swedish: -is (learned)
  • → Finnish: -is
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: -is
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: -is

References

• “-is” on page 970/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈis]

Suffix

-is f (genitive -idis); third declension

2. found in borrowings from Greek, suffixed to the root of masculine nouns, forms feminine nouns of the third declension
   1. (mythology) -id (female equivalent or descendant)
   2. (literature) -id (epic poem)
   3. (astronomy) -id (meteor)

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	-is	-ides -idēs
genitive	-idos -idis	-idum
dative	-idī	-idibus
accusative	-ida -idem	-idas -idēs
ablative	-ide	-idibus
vocative	-is -i1	-ides -idēs

¹In poetry.

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -is (noun)

Achilleis

Aeneis

Danais

Nereis

Oceanis

Perseis

Descendants

• English: -id
• French: -ide
• Italian: -ide

Further reading

• “-ide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 3

Declined forms of -us (suffix forming adjectives). Derived from Proto-Italic -ois.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈiːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈis]

Suffix

-īs

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -us

Etymology 4

Declined forms of -a (suffix forming masculine agent nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈiːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈis]

Suffix

-īs m

1. dative/ablative plural of -a

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-is

1. second-person singular present active indicative of -ō (third conjugation)

Etymology 6

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-īs

1. (archaic) second-person singular sigmatic aorist active subjunctive of -ō (third conjugation)

Etymology 7

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-is

1. genitive singular of -s

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-is]
• Hyphenation: -is

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Indonesian -is.

Alternative forms

• -ikal
• -ik

Suffix

-is (Jawi spelling ـيس)

1. -ical; -ic.

   praktis ― practical

   gramatis ― grammatical

Usage notes

• Instances of this suffix are usually found in loanwords borrowed from Indonesian that have a more commonly used English-derived alternative. One example of this is the Malay term for pragmatic which can be expressed with the Indonesian-derived pragmatis that exists alongside the English-derived pragmatik.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from English -ist, from Old French -iste and Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), from -ίζω (-ízō, “-ize, -ise”, verbal suffix) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, agent-noun suffix).

Suffix

-is (Jawi spelling ـيس)

1. -ist.

   anarkis ― anarchist

   sadis ― sadist

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Portuguese -ês, from Old Galician-Portuguese -es, from Latin -ēnsis.

Suffix

-is (Jawi spelling ـيس)

1. -ese.

   Kantonis ― Cantonese

   Portugis ― Portuguese

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -is

arboris

ekstremis

fasis

feminis

gramatis

kapitalis

komunis

magis

nasionalis

optimis

pesimis

Portugis

rasis

reformis

sosialis

Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-is

1. alternative form of -yssh

Etymology 2

Suffix

-is

1. alternative form of -esse

Etymology 3

Suffix

-is

1. (Northern and Early Scots) alternative form of -es.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Swedish -is (diminutive suffix), from Latin -is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Hyphenation: -is
• Homophone: -iss

Suffix

-is m (definite singular -isen, indefinite plural -iser, definite plural -isene)

2. Used to form nouns from adjectives, verbs and other nouns

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -is

baris

fjortis

References

• “-is” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “-is” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• is, si

Plains Cree

Alternative forms

• -sis

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *-ehs. Cognate to Ojibwe -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ɪs]

Suffix

-is (Syllabics -ᐃᐢ)

1. Used to form diminutives: -ie

Derived terms

Plains Cree terms suffixed with -is

acimosis

awâsis

ayîkis

iskwêsis

minôsis

miscacimosis

mînis

nâpêsis

oyâkanis

sîsîpisis

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 22

Portuguese

Etymology

As the second person plural present indicative form in verbs whose roots contain a vowel, from Latin -ītis, second person plural present indicative ending of Latin fourth conjugation verbs. As the second person singular present indicative form in verbs whose roots lack a vowel, from Latin -īs.

Suffix

-is (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. Used to form the second person plural form of third-conjugation verbs.

Usage notes

If the verb has no vowels in its root, it uses this ending in the second person singular instead, with the second person plural using -ides.

Swedish

Etymology

At least since the late 1880s. Originally from the Latin ending -is in words such as basis (“basis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɪs/
• When combined the stress is always on the first syllable.

Suffix

-is c or n

1. (colloquial, particularly common in the Stockholm area) Suffix that gives a familiar, and to some extent a diminutive nuance, when combined with a word; common with both nouns and adjectives; commonly used for place names, institutions and persons in their professional role, occasionally clipped: Medis, Frälsis, dagis, vaktis; compare English -y, -ie.

   Är du sotis över att hon träffar sina killkompisar på krogen?

   Are you jealous that she's seeing her male friends at the pub?

   Hämta vaktisen. Någon hade just sönder en fönsterruta.

   Get the janitor. Someone just broke a window.

2. (colloquial) Similar to 1 in ad hoc combinations: pankis, sötis, snuskis; compare -ie.

   Kan vi äta pankisar med sylt och visgrädde idag?

   Can we eat pancakes with jam and whipped cream today?

   Du får inte hoppa över kontroller på orienteringen, din fuskis!

   You can't skip orienteering controls, you cheater ("cheatie")!

Usage notes

• Nouns ending in -is take either common (en) or neuter (ett) gender, often depending on the original word: ett daghem > ett dagis, en loppmarknad > en loppis, en vaktmästare > en vaktis.

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -is

alkis

avis

baggis

Bagis

bakis

barkis

bergis

brallis

brådis

bukis

bundis

buskis

byxis

bästis

chaffis

dagis

dekis

doldis

eftis

favvis

fegis

Fiskis

fjortis

flickis

flintis

folkis

fritis

fräckis

funkis

godis

grammis

grattis

Gubbis

Gullis

gullis

hallis

hemlis

Hökis

jagis

kantis

kjamis

kjamiz

knubbis

knäppis

kompis

kondis

kortis

kramis

käftis

kändis

lantis

lassis

lekis

lodis

loppis

Mallis

Medis

mellis

mjukis

mjukisbyxa

målis

nervis

pankis

permis

pingis

plåtis

poppis

postis

Rålis

Saltis

sjuttis

skakis

skräckis

skummis

skådis

snabbis

snackis

sotis

spinkis

springis

stammis

strålis

svartis

sötis

tjenis

tjockis

tjänis

toppis

trattis

trummis

vaktis

ziggis

Related terms

• bagis
• bakis
• bebis
• brallis
• brådis
• bundis
• buskis
• dagis
• dekis
• funkis
• godis
• grattis
• kondis
• kådis
• käftis
• kändis
• lantis
• lodis
• loppis
• poppis
• rådis
• skakis
• sotis
• svartis
• vaktis

Descendants

• → Finnish: -is
• → Norwegian Bokmål: -is
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: -is