is

is

is¹ [iz]

vi.

[ME < OE, akin to Ger ist < IE * esti (> Sans àsti, Gr esti, L est) < base * es-, to be + -ti, prob. orig. an enclitic pron.]

3d pers. sing., pres. indic., of BE

is²

abbrev.

1. island(s)

2. isle(s)