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Meaning of -is | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[ˈɪs]

Definitions

  1. suffixed to the root of nouns in composition, forms adjectives of the third declension
    declension-3, morpheme, suffix, two-termination
  2. found in borrowings from Greek, suffixed to the root of masculine nouns, forms feminine nouns of the third declension
    declension-3, feminine, morpheme
  3. -id (female equivalent or descendant)
    declension-3, feminine, morpheme
  4. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -us
    ablative, dative, feminine, form-of, masculine, morpheme, neuter, plural
  5. dative/ablative plural of -a
    ablative, dative, form-of, morpheme, plural
  6. second-person singular present active indicative of -ō (third conjugation)
    active, form-of, indicative, morpheme, present, second-person, singular
  7. second-person singular sigmatic aorist active subjunctive of -ō (third conjugation)
    active, aorist, archaic, form-of, morpheme, second-person, sigmatic, singular, subjunctive
  8. genitive singular of -s
    form-of, genitive, morpheme, singular
  9. -id (epic poem)
    declension-3, feminine, morpheme
  10. -id (meteor)
    declension-3, feminine, morpheme

Equivalents

العربية برباريس زرشك
Azərbaycanca zirinc zirişk
Bosanski česmina
Català coralet
Cymraeg eurddrain
Deutsch -ide Berberitze Essigbeere Sauerdorn
Ελληνικά -ίδα -ίδης
English -est -id Barberry
Esperanto berberiso
فارسی زرشک
Suomi happomarja
Français -ide épine-vinette
Hrvatski česmina
Magyar borbolya
Íslenska broddur
Italiano -ide crespino
日本語 メギ
ქართული კოწახური
Қазақша бөріқарақат
한국어 매자나무
Kurdî
Latina -ae -i -ida -ides
Nederlands zuurbes
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ زرشک
Polski -id -ida berberys kwaśnica
Português -ida bérberis uva-espim
Română dracilă
Slovenščina česmina
Српски česmina
Türkçe Sarıcalı
Українська барбарис
اردو زرشک

Examples

“tri- + annus + -is → triennis”
“bi- + penna + -is → bipennis”
“ē- + norma + -is → ēnormis”
“in- + somnus + -is → insomnis”
“pro- + clīvus + -is → proclīvis”
“brevi- + tarsus + -is → brevitarsis”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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