inscne

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish insce (“gender”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪn̠ʲʃ(c)nʲə/

Noun

inscne f (genitive singular inscne, nominative plural inscní)

1. (grammar) gender
2. gender (identification as a man, a woman, etc.)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:inscne.

Declension

Declension of inscne (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative inscne inscní vocative a inscne a inscní genitive inscne inscní dative inscne inscní forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an inscne na hinscní genitive na hinscne na n-inscní dative leis an inscne don inscne leis na hinscní

Derived terms

• baininscneach
• firinscneach
• neamhinscneach
• trasinscneach

Mutation

Mutated forms of inscne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
inscne	n-inscne	hinscne	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “innscne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 400
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “inscne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “gender”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026