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, 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
Declension of inis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative inis insí
Vocative a inis a insí
Genitive inse insí
Dative inis insí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an inis na hinsí
Genitive na hinse na n-insí
Dative leis an inis

don inis

leis na hinsí
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish indisid, denominal from Old Irish indisin, indisiu, verbal noun of in·fét, from in- + Proto-Celtic *wēdeti, 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
Conjugation
conjugation of inis (second conjugation)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present insím insíonn tú;
insír† 		insíonn sé, sí insímid;
insíonn muid 		insíonn sibh insíonn siad;
insíd† 		a insíonn; a insíos /
a n-insíonn*; a n-insíos* 		insítear
past d'inis mé; d'insíos /
inis mé‡; insíos‡ 		d'inis tú; d'insís /
inis tú‡; insís‡ 		d'inis sé, sí /
inis sé, sí‡ 		d'insíomar; d'inis muid /
insíomar‡; inis muid‡ 		d'inis sibh; d'insíobhair /
inis sibh‡; insíobhair‡ 		d'inis siad; d'insíodar /
inis siad‡; insíodar‡ 		a d'inis /
ar inis* 		insíodh;
hinsíodh†
past habitual d'insínn /
insínn‡; n-insínn‡‡ 		d'insíteá /
insíteá‡; n-insíteᇇ 		d'insíodh sé, sí /
insíodh sé, sí‡; n-insíodh sé, s퇇 		d'insímis; d'insíodh muid /
insímis‡; insíodh muid‡; n-insímis‡‡; n-insíodh muid‡‡ 		d'insíodh sibh /
insíodh sibh‡; n-insíodh sibh‡‡ 		d'insídís; d'insíodh siad /
insídís‡; insíodh siad‡; n-insídís‡‡; n-insíodh siad‡‡ 		a d'insíodh /
a n-insíodh* 		d'insítí /
insítí‡; n-insít퇇
future inseoidh mé;
inseod;
inseochaidh mé† 		inseoidh tú;
inseoir†;
inseochaidh tú† 		inseoidh sé, sí;
inseochaidh sé, sí† 		inseoimid;
inseoidh muid;
inseochaimid†;
inseochaidh muid† 		inseoidh sibh;
inseochaidh sibh† 		inseoidh siad;
inseoid†;
inseochaidh siad† 		a inseoidh; a inseos;
a inseochaidh†; a inseochas† /
a n-inseoidh*; a n-inseos*;
a n-inseochaidh*†; a n-inseochas*† 		inseofar; inseochar†
conditional d’inseoinn; d’inseochainn† /
inseoinn‡; inseochainn†‡; n-inseoinn‡‡; n-inseochainn†‡‡ 		d’inseofá; d’inseochthᆠ/
inseofá‡; inseochthᆇ; n-inseofᇇ; n-inseochthᆇ‡ 		d’inseodh sé, sí; d’inseochadh sé, s토/
inseodh sé, sí‡; inseochadh sé, s톇; n-inseodh sé, s퇇; n-inseochadh sé, s톇‡ 		d’inseoimis; d’inseodh muid; d’inseochaimis†; d’inseochadh muid† / inseoimis‡; inseodh muid‡; inseochaimis†‡; inseochadh muid†‡; n-inseoimis‡‡; n-inseodh muid‡‡; n-inseochaimis†‡‡; n-inseochadh muid†‡‡ d’inseodh sibh; d’inseochadh sibh† /
inseodh sibh‡; inseochadh sibh†‡; n-inseodh sibh‡‡; n-inseochadh sibh†‡‡ 		d’inseoidís; d’inseodh siad; d’inseochadh siad† /
inseoidís‡; inseodh siad‡; inseochadh siad†‡; n-inseoidís‡‡; n-inseodh siad†‡‡; n-inseochadh siad†‡‡ 		a d’inseodh; a d’inseochadh† /
a n-inseodh*; a n-inseochadh*† 		d’inseofaí; d’inseochtha토/
inseofaí‡; inseochtha톇; n-inseofa퇇; n-inseochtha톇‡
subjunctive present go n-insí mé;
go n-insíod† 		go n-insí tú;
go n-insír† 		go n-insí sé, sí go n-insímid;
go n-insí muid 		go n-insí sibh go n-insí siad;
go n-insíd† 		— go n-insítear
past dá n-insínn dá n-insíteá dá n-insíodh sé, sí dá n-insímis;
dá n-insíodh muid 		dá n-insíodh sibh dá n-insídís;
dá n-insíodh siad 		— dá n-insítí
imperative insím inis insíodh sé, sí insímis insígí;
insídh† 		insídís — insítear
verbal noun insint, inse†
past participle inste

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

in older literary language, the future and conditional are built on the stem inneos-; this survives in parts of Munster, shortened to neos-:

singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future inneosad; neosad inneosair; neosair inneosaidh sé, sí; neosaidh sé, sí inneosaimíd; neosaimíd inneosaidh sibh; neosaidh sibh inneosaid; neosaid a inneosaidh; a inneosas; a neosaidh /
a n-inneosaidh*; a n-inneosas*; a neosaidh* 		inneosfar; neosfar
conditional d'inneosainn /
inneosainn‡; n-inneosainn‡‡; neosainn 		d'inneosfá /
inneosfá‡; n-inneosfᇇ; neosfá 		d'inneosadh sé, sí /
inneosadh sé, sí‡; n-inneosadh sé, s퇇; neosadh sé, sí 		d'inneosaimís /
inneosaimís‡; n-inneosaimís‡‡; neosaimís 		d'inneosadh sibh /
inneosadh sibh‡; n-inneosadh sibh‡‡; neosadh sibh 		d'ineosaidís /
inneosaidís‡; n-inneosaidís‡‡; neosaidís 		a d'inneosadh; a neosadh /
a n-inneosadh*; a neosadh* 		d'inneosfaí / inneosfaí‡; n-inneosfa퇇; neosfaí
  • 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. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “indisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “indisin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  5. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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, page 93

Further reading

Latin

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, 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 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

  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈnis/,
  • Hyphenation: i‧nis

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
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