isa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "isa"

Languages (29)

Translingual

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Brooke's Point Palawano • Cebuano • Dibabawon Manobo • Estonian • Hiligaynon • Isnag • Japanese • Javanese • Kabuverdianu • Kapampangan • Lubuagan Kalinga • Maguindanao • Malagasy • Mansaka • Maranao • Norwegian Bokmål • Old Irish • Oromo • Southern Sama • Spanish • Swedish • Tagalog • Tausug • Traveller Norwegian • West Makian • Western Bukidnon Manobo • Yimchungru Naga • Yoruba

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Translingual

Symbol

isa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Isabi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Isabi terms

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isa

1. one

Synonyms

• sembatu

Cebuano

Cebuano numbers ^(edit)

		10[a], [b]
	←  0	1	2  →	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: usá, (Mindanao) isá     Spanish cardinal: uno     Ordinal: una     Adverbial: makausá     Distributive: usa-úsa, tag-usá, tagsa

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa. Doublet of usa.

Numeral

isá

1. (Mindanao) one

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Manobo *isa, from Proto-Greater Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isa

1. one

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *icä, from Proto-Uralic *ićä. Cognate to Finnish isä, Hungarian ős.

Noun

isa (genitive isa, partitive isa)

1. father

Declension

Declension of isa (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		isa	isad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	isa
genitive			isade
partitive		isa	isasid
illative		issa isasse	isadesse
inessive		isas	isades
elative		isast	isadest
allative		isale	isadele
adessive		isal	isadel
ablative		isalt	isadelt
translative		isaks	isadeks
terminative		isani	isadeni
essive		isana	isadena
abessive		isata	isadeta
comitative		isaga	isadega

Derived terms

• isadus
• isamaa
• vanaisa

Further reading

• “isa”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• “isa”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈsa/

Etymology 1

Hiligaynon numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: isa     Ordinal: una

From Proto-Bisayan *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isá

1. one

Adjective

isá

1. alone, solitary

Noun

isá

1. one, unit

Verb

isá

1. to reduce in number to one

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

French hisserbor.

Spanish izarbor.

Hiligaynon isa

Borrowed from Spanish izar, borrowed from French hisser.

Verb

ísa

1. to haul, hoist

Isnag

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Luzon *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isa

1. one

Japanese

Romanization

isa

1. Rōmaji transcription of いさ

Javanese

Romanization

isa

1. romanization of ꦲꦶꦱ (isa) nonstandard spelling of bisa, romanization of ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa)

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Low German hissen

French hisserbor.

Portuguese içarder.

Kabuverdianu isa

Derived from Portuguese içar, borrowed from French hisser, from Middle Low German hissen.

Verb

isa

1. hoist
2. lift

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary (overall work in English), Mili Mila, →ISBN

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Luzon *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈsaʔ/ [ɪˈsaʔ]
• Hyphenation: i‧sa

Numeral

isâ

1. one

   Synonym: metung

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Luzon *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isa

1. one

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Greater Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isá

1. one

Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Southeast Barito *isa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isa

1. one

Synonyms

• iray

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isa

1. one

Maranao

Maranao numbers ^(edit)

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		1	2  →	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: isa

Etymology

From Proto-Greater Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isa

1. one

References

• Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• iset
• iste (simple past)
• ist (past participle)

Verb

isa

1. simple past of ise
2. past participle of ise (iced)

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• issa

Etymology

Univerbation of i (“into”) +‎ a (“the”, accusative neuter singular).

Article

isa

1. into the (accusative neuter singular)

Oromo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪsɐ/

• Syllables - i-sa, Count - 2

  • Audio:

    (file)

Pronoun

isa

1. him
2. it

See also

Oromo personal pronouns

			direct object	subject	indirect object
1st person	singular		ana	ani	anaa
	plural		nu	nuyi	nuu
2nd person	singular		si	ati	sii
	plural		isin	isin	isinii
3rd person	singular	m	isa	inni	isaa
		f	ishee	isheen	ishee dhaa
	plural		isaan	isaan	isaanii

Southern Sama

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa / *əsa.

Numeral

isa

1. one

References

• Jun Akamine (2003), A basic grammar of Southern Sinama, Osaka: Endangered Languages of the Pacific Rim[ELPR], →ISSN, →OCLC, page 110

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisa/ [ˈi.sa]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: i‧sa

Noun

isa f (uncountable)

1. a dance and singing style of the Canary Islands

Further reading

• “isa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Isa (folclore) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Swedish

Etymology

From is (“ice”) +‎ -a. Compare Danish ise, Faroese ísa, German eisen.

Verb

isa (present isar, preterite isade, supine isat, imperative isa)

1. (transitive) to ice (cool with ice)

   Han isade hennes knä.

   He iced her knee.

Conjugation

Conjugation of isa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	isa		isas
supine	isat		isats
imperative	isa		—
imper. plural1	isen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	isar	isade	isas	isades
ind. plural1	isa	isade	isas	isades
subjunctive2	ise	isade	ises	isades
present participle		isande
past participle		isad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• avisa / isa av

References

• “isa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers ^(edit)

		10
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Cardinal: isa     Spanish cardinal: uno     Ordinal: una, pang-una, ikaisa     Spanish ordinal: primero, primera     Ordinal abbreviation: ika-1, pang-1     Adverbial: minsan, makaisa     Multiplier: isang ibayo     Distributive: tig-isa, isahan, isa-isa     Restrictive: iisa     Fractional: buo
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Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa. Compare Malay esa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈsa/ [ʔɪˈsa]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: i‧sa

Numeral

isá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ)

1. one

   Synonym: uno

Usage notes

• To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with -ng enclitic suffix when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate preposition, na, for a consonant.

  Isang saging, dalawang pinya

  One banana, two pineapples

  Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga

  Four apples, six mangos

Derived terms

• animnapu't isa
• apatnapu't isa
• dalawampu't isa
• iisa
• ipagkaisa
• isa't isa
• isa-isa
• isa-isahin
• isahan
• isahin
• isakay
• isang araw
• Isang Daang Taong Digmaan
• isang dakot na hangin
• isang libo
• ishay
• kaisa
• kaisa-isa
• kaisahan
• labing-isa
• limampu't isa
• mag-isa
• magkaisa
• maisahan
• makaisa
• makapag-iisa
• makiisa
• makipagkaisa
• mangisa-ngisa
• mapag-isa
• mapagkaisahan
• may isang salita
• Nagkakaisang Bansa
• pag-iisa
• pag-iisang-dibdib
• pag-isahin
• pagkaiisa
• pagkaisahan
• pagkakaisa
• pakikipag-isa
• pang-isa
• pitumpu't isa
• sang-isahan
• siyamnapu't isa
• tatlumpu't isa
• tig-isa
• tunaisa
• walumpu't isa

Related terms

• isain
• sambayanan
• sambuwan
• sandaan
• sandaantaon
• sandaigdig
• sandaigdigan
• sandali
• sandamak
• sandangkal
• sandipa
• sandosena
• sandugo
• sanlaksa
• sanlibo
• sanlibutan
• sanlinggo
• sanlingguhan
• sansalita
• sansinukob
• sansinukuban
• santambak
• santaon
• santaong-singkad
• santinakpan
• santuka
• sang-
• sang-angaw
• sang-ayon
• sangkakristiyanuhan
• sangkalangitan
• sangkapuluan
• sangkatauhan
• sangkaterba
• sangkatutak
• sangkawan
• sangmilyon
• sangyuta

Pronoun

isá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ)

1. one

   bawat isa ― each one

Further reading

• “isa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔisa/ [ʔɪˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: i‧sa

Numeral

isa (Sulat Sūg spelling اِسَ)

1. one

   Synonym: hambuuk

   isa, duwa, tū. ― one, two, three.

Derived terms

• isa-isa
• isahun

Traveller Norwegian

Alternative forms

• isinga

Noun

isa

1. a clothes

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.s̪a/

Verb

isa

1. (transitive) to make

   isa pala ― to build a house

   isa ipi ― to make a fire

   isa musala ― to plait a mat

Conjugation

Conjugation of isa (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tiisa	miisa	aisa
2nd person		niisa	fiisa
3rd person	inanimate	iisa	diisa
	animate
imperative		niisa, isa	fiisa, isa

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Greater Central Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Philippine *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

isa

1. one

Yimchungru Naga

Pronoun

isa (singular i)

1. 1st-person plural pronoun: we, us, our

See also

Yimchungrü personal pronouns

	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	i	ike	isa
2nd person	nü	nüke	nüsa
3rd person	anihbuh (male) alibe, anihbe (female) api (neutral)	ane	arü

Further reading

• Raguibou, I.D.; Borah, Dinkur (2020), A Learner's Book of the Yimchunger Language‎^[3], Centre for Endangered Languages, Tezpur University, →ISBN, page 14

Yoruba

Etymology

Cognate with Igala úrà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.sà/

Noun

isà

1. burrow

   Synonyms: ihò, ihò-ilẹ̀

2. grave

   Synonyms: sàréè, isà òkú