Hitis

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Irish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חִתִּי (+ -is (“-ish”, language suffix)), from Hittite 𒄩𒋾.

Proper noun

Hitis f (genitive Hitise)

  1. the Hittite language

Declension

Declension of Hitis (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative Hitis
vocative a Hitis
genitive Hitise
dative Hitis
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an Hitis
genitive na Hitise
dative leis an Hitis
don Hitis

Derived terms

  • Hitise (“Hittite”, adjective) (relating to the language)
  • Hiteach (“Hittite”, adjective) (relating to the Hittites)
  • Hiteach m (“Hittite”) (native, inhabitant of the Hittite Kingdom)

Further reading

  • “Hittite”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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