IS

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Translingual

Etymology

Derived from Icelandic Ísland.

Symbol

IS

(international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Iceland.
Synonym: ISL (alpha-3)

English

Alternative forms

I.S., I. S.

Proper noun

IS

Initialism of Islamic State.
(languages) Initialism of Interior Salish.

Synonyms

Islamic State

Derived terms

Islamic State

IS-K

Translations

Islamic State, abbreviation — see also Islamic State

Dutch: IS (nl)
French: EI (fr) m
German: IS (de) m
Greek: ΙΚ (IK)
Spanish: EI m
Swedish: IS (sv)

Noun

IS

Initialism of International Sign.
(computing) Initialism of information system(s).
(politics) Initialism of international studies.
(finance) Initialism of implementation shortfall.

Anagrams

s͞i, Si., S. I., SI, S.I., si, Si

German

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Proper noun

IS m (proper noun, strong, genitive IS)

abbreviation of Islamischer Staat (“Islamic State, IS”)

Declension

Declension of IS [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	IS
genitive	eines	des	IS
dative	einem	dem	IS
accusative	einen	den	IS

Related terms

ISIS/Isis, (rare) ISIL, ISIG

Noun

IS f (genitive IS, no plural)

abbreviation of Intensivstation (“intensive care unit, ICU”)

Romanian

Proper noun

IS

abbreviation of Iași: a county of Romania

Swedish

Proper noun

IS ? (genitive IS)

initialism of Islamiska staten (“the Islamic State, IS”)