Inid

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish init, from Latin initium (“beginning”),[1] as it refers to the beginning of Lent. Cognate with Manx Ynnyd and Scottish Gaelic Inid.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

an Inid f (genitive na hInide)

  1. (Christianity) Shrovetide

Declension

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Inid
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Inid nInid hInid not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Inid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 386, page 187
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 403, page 133

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