IS

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Translingual

Etymology

Derived from Icelandic Ísland.

Symbol

IS

1. (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

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

Synonyms

Islamic State

• Daesh
• ISIL
• ISIS

 

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

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

Anagrams

• s͞i, Si., S. I., SI, S.I., si, Si

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

IS m (proper noun, strong, genitive IS)

1. Abbreviation of Islamischer Staat (“Islamic State, IS”).

Declension

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

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

Related terms

• ISIS/Isis, (rare) ISIL, ISIG

Noun

IS f (genitive IS, no plural)

1. Abbreviation of Intensivstation (“intensive care unit, ICU”).

Romanian

Proper noun

IS

1. Abbreviation of Iași, a county in Romania.

Swedish

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IS

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Proper noun

IS ? (genitive IS)

1. Initialism of Islamiska staten (“the Islamic State, IS”).