inne

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See also: inné, iňňe, and -inne

English

Noun

inne (plural innes)

  1. Obsolete form of inn.

Anagrams

Dutch

Verb

inne

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of innen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German inne, from Old High German inne, from Proto-Germanic *innai. Compare Old English inne.

Pronunciation

Adverb

inne

  1. Only used in inne sein, innehalten, innewerden etc.; inside

Related terms

Further reading

  • “inne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • J. C. Adelung (1793–1801) “inne”, in Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart (in German), 2nd edition

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish inne.

Pronunciation

Noun

inne m (genitive singular inne, nominative plural inní)

  1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) bowels, guts, viscera
    Synonym: putóg
  2. middle, center
  3. inner feelings
  4. (literary) intrinsic nature, essence, quality

Declension

Declension of inne

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative inne inní
Vocative a inne a inní
Genitive inne inní
Dative inne inní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-inne na hinní
Genitive an inne na n-inní
Dative leis an inne

don inne

leis na hinní

Mutation

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

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

inne

  1. in, inwards, inside
Descendants
  • Dutch: in
  • Limburgish: in

Noun

inne f

  1. inside, one's inner consciousness
    in inne werden ― to notice
    in inne wesen ― to know
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Contraction

inne

  1. Contraction of ic ne.

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English inn.

Noun

inne

  1. Alternative form of in (“inn”)

Etymology 2

From Old English inne.

Adverb

inne

  1. Alternative form of in (“in”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse inni.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

inne

  1. inside, indoors, in, within

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse inni.

Pronunciation

Adverb

inne

  1. inside, indoors, in, within

Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *innai.

Pronunciation

Adverb

inne

  1. inside, in; indoors
    Mē is lēofre þæt iċ ūt gā þonne iċ inne belīfe.
    I'd rather go out than stay inside.
    • c. 1000, unknown author, Vercelli Homily VII
      Wīf sind tȳdru for þon þe hīe simle inne bēoþ, and nāht hefiġes ne wyrċaþ, and hīe oft baðiaþ, and simle on hnesċum beddum hīe restaþ.
      Women are weak because they're always inside, they don't do any heavy work, they take baths all the time, and they always rest in soft beds.

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: in

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈin.nɛ/
  • Rhymes: -innɛ
  • Syllabification: in‧ne

Pronoun

inne

  1. inflection of inny:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish inne, from Old Norse inni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈinˌnɛ/
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Adverb

inne

  1. inside, (sometimes) indoors
    Synonym: (indoors) inomhus
    Antonym: ute
    Han är inne i huset
    He's inside the house
    Inne i grottan lever en björn
    A bear lives inside the cave
    Han är inne på klubben
    He's inside the club (på is often used for a building one is normally inside for a particular reason, where the emphasis is less on the building itself)
    Ska vi äta inne eller ute?
    Should we eat indoors or outdoors?

Usage notes

See the usage notes for inuti (“inside, within”) for comparisons with that adverb and additional examples.

Derived terms

See also

  • in (“into, to in”)

Adjective

inne (not comparable)

  1. in (currently in fashion)
    Synonym: hipp
    Antonyms: ute, passé
    Det är inne med vattensäng
    Waterbeds are in

References

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