inscne

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish insce (gender).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪn̠ʲʃ(c)nʲə/

Noun

inscne f (genitive singular inscne, nominative plural inscní)

  1. (grammar) gender
  2. gender (identification as a man, a woman, etc.)
    • 1998, Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, “An Bhean is an Bhaineann: Gnéithe Den Chritic Fheimineach”, in Máire Ní Annracháin, Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, editors, Téacs agus Comhthéacs: Gnéithe de Chritic na Gaeilge, Cork: Cló Ollscoile Chorcaí, →ISBN, page 153:
      D’ardaíodar siúd an cheist chonspóideach faoin inscne mar chinntitheach liteartha: [] Sa chritic fheimineach ní hionann an bhrí a shainítear leis na téarmaí inscne (gender) agus gnéas .i. éagsúlacht bhitheolaíoch. Is éard atá i gceist le hinscne ná, i bhfocail Elaine Showalter:
         the social, cultural and psychological constructs imposed upon biological sexual difference.
      They raised there the controversial issue of gender as a literary determinant: In feminist criticism the meaning defined by the terms gender and sex, i.e. biological difference, is not the same. What is meant by gender is, in the words of Elaine Showalter:
         the social, cultural and psychological constructs imposed upon biological sexual difference.
    • 2012, Pádraig Ó Riagáin, “Teanga, Féiniúlacht agus an Dearcadh Náisiúnta”, in Tadhg Ó hIfearnáin and Máire Ní Neachtain, editors, An tSochtheangeolaíocht: Feidhm agus Tuairisc, Dublin: Cois Life Teoranta, →ISBN, page 113:
      Bhí siad ag súil go dtiocfadh ina háit féiniúlachtaí uilíocha bunaithe ar stádas socheacnamaíoch, difríochtaí inscne (ar nós an ‘fheimineachais idirnáisiúnta’) nó aois (‘cultúr idirnáisiúnta na hóige’).
      They hoped that there would come in its place universal identities based on socioeconomic status, gender differences (such as ‘international feminism’) or age (‘international youth culture’).
    • 6 October 2021, introduced by Deputy Emer Higgins, An Bille um Rialachas Corparáideach Éireannach (Cothromaíocht Inschne), 2021 / Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021
      Acht do dhéanamh socrú maidir le cothromaíocht inscne ar bhoird agus comhairlí ceannais comhlachtaí corpraithe a rialáil agus i dtaobh nithe gaolmhara.
      An Act to make provision for the regulation of gender balance on the boards and governing councils of corporate bodies and related matters.

Declension

Declension of inscne (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative inscne inscní
vocative a inscne a inscní
genitive inscne inscní
dative inscne inscní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an inscne na hinscní
genitive na hinscne na n-inscní
dative leis an inscne
don inscne
leis na hinscní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of inscne
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
inscne n-inscne hinscne not applicable

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

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