innis
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Irish[edit]
Verb[edit]
innis (present analytic innseann, future analytic innseochaidh, verbal noun innsint, past participle inniste)
- Superseded spelling of inis (“tell”).
Manx[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
innis f (genitive singular innis, plural innisyn)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 inis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
innis f (genitive singular innse, plural innsean or innseachan)
- island, inch
- meadow, pasture, haugh
- sheltered valley protected by a wood.
- headland
- (Islay) Choice place
- (Ross-shire, Sutherland) A low-lying and sheltered place, where cows are gathered to be milked and where they lie out at night.
- distress, misery
Synonyms[edit]
- (island): eilean
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Irish indisid (“tells, recounts, mentions, describes”).
Verb[edit]
innis (past dh'innis, future innsidh, verbal noun innse, past participle inniste)
Derived terms[edit]
- ath-innis (“capitulate”)
- leis an fhìrinn innse
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “innis”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 inis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “indisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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