inçhyn

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish intinn, inntinn, from Latin intentiō.

Noun

inçhyn f (genitive singular inçhyn)

1. brain
2. intellect
3. spirit

Derived terms

• ard-inçhynagh (“brilliant, highbrow”)
• ard-inçhynys (“brilliance”)
• co-inçhynagh (“telepathic”)
• co-inçhynys (“telepathy”)

 

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “in(n)tinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language