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Where does “-is” come from?

-is (Irish) comes from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.

-is (Irish): -ish, -ese; inflection of -eas: ##...

Definitions

  1. -ish, -ese; inflection of -eas: ##...

Ancestry of “-is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-asNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
2Proto-Celtic-assus—
3Proto-Indo-European-ad-tus—

Words derived from “-is”

  • Gréigis
  • Abcáisis
  • Úisbéiceastáinis
  • Bealarúisis
  • Íoslainnis
  • Ioruais
  • Bascais
  • Ard-Ghearmáinis
  • Meán-Ard-Ghearmáinis
  • Nua-Ard-Ghearmáinis
  • Eastóinis
  • Suaisis
  • Bailís
  • Manainnis
  • Ungáiris
  • Haváis
  • Sualainnis
  • Neipeailis
  • Polainnis
  • Slóivéinis
  • Slóvaicis
  • Burmais
  • Tuircis
  • Rúisis
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