inné

See also: inne, -inne, and iňňe

French

Etymology

A semi-learned term borrowed from Latin innātus (“inborn”), perfect active participle of innāscor (“be born in, grow up in”), from in (“in, at on”) + nāscor (“be born”). Replaced the inherited Old French form enné.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i(n).ne/

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Adjective

inné (feminine singular innée, masculine plural innés, feminine plural innées)

1. Innate, inborn, congenital, inbred, native.

   Antonym: acquis

Further reading

• “inné” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Irish

Alternative forms

• i ndé (obsolete)
• ané

Etymology

From Old Irish indé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈn̠ʲeː/

Adverb

inné

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• arú inné (“day before yesterday”)

Further reading

• "inné" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “inné” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “inné” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.