inis

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See also: Inis, -inis, in- -is, and iniş

Chuukese

Noun

inis

  1. body

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish inis,[1] from Proto-Celtic *enistī (standing in (the water)), from Proto-Indo-European *en- (in) + *steh₂- (stand). Cognate with Welsh ynys.

Pronunciation

Noun

inis f (genitive singular inse, nominative plural insí)

  1. island
    Synonym: oileán
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish indisid,[3] denominal from Old Irish indisin, indisiu,[4] verbal noun of in·fét,[5] from in- + Proto-Celtic *weideti, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (know, see).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

inis (present analytic insíonn, future analytic inseoidh, verbal noun insint, past participle inste)

  1. (transitive) tell, relate
    • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
      “An bhfuil sean-sgéal ar bith agat le hinnsint damh?” ar san rí.
      "Have you any story to tell me?" says the king.
Conjugation
  • Alternative present indicative: iniseann
  • Alternative verbal noun: inse

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
inis n-inis hinis not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 inis ‘island’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 263, page 93
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “indisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “indisin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ind·fét, in·fét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 262, page 93

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

inīs

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of ineō

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *enistī (standing in (the water)), from Proto-Indo-European *en- (in) + *steh₂- (stand). Cognate with Welsh ynys.

Noun

inis f (genitive inse, nominative plural insi)

  1. island

Usage notes

Despite its ī-stem inflection and feminine gender, the nominative singular of inis and its descendants almost never causes the lenition of a following word.

Declension

Feminine ī-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative inisL inisL insiH
Vocative inisL inisL insiH
Accusative insiN inisL insiH
Genitive inseH inseL inseN
Dative insiL insib insib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: inis

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
inis
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-inis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

inís (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. irritation; vexation; annoyance
    Synonyms: yamot, pagkayamot, suya, pagkasuya, asar, urat, buwisit, (Batangas) wasang, (Quezon) barino
  2. suffocation; asphyxiation
    Synonyms: pagkainis, aspiksiya

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

inís (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. annoyed; irritated; vexed
    Synonyms: yamot, nayayamot, suya, nasusuya, galit, nagagalit, asar, buwisit
  2. suffocated; asphyxiated

Further reading

  • inis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018