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 innée, masculine plural innés, feminine plural innées)

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

   Antonym: acquis

Further reading

• “inné”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “inné”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “inné”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “inné”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024