inis

See also: Inis, -inis, in- -is, and iniş

Chuukese

Noun

inis

  1. body

Irish

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish inis,[1] 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
    Usage notes

    Found chiefly in place names. The synonym oileán is the usual common noun for island.

    Declension
    Declension of inis (second declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative inis insí
    vocative a inis a insí
    genitive inse insí
    dative inis insí
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an inis na hinsí
    genitive na hinse na n-insí
    dative leis an inis
    don inis
    leis na hinsí
    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish indisid,[6] denominal from Old Irish indisin, indisiu,[7] verbal noun of in·fét,[8] from in- + Proto-Celtic *weideti, 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) to tell, relate
        • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
          “An bhfuil sean-sgéal ar bith agat le hinnsint damh?” ar san rí.
          "Have you any story to tell me?" says the king.
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of inis (second conjugation)
      indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present insím insíonn tú;
      insír
      insíonn sé, sí insímid;
      insíonn muid
      insíonn sibh insíonn siad;
      insíd
      a insíonn; a insíos insítear
      past d'inis mé; d'insíos /
      inis; insíos
      d'inis tú; d'insís /
      inis; 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 insíodh;
      hinsíodh
      past habitual d'insínn /
      insínn
      d'insíteá /
      insíteá
      d'insíodh sé, sí /
      insíodh sé, sí
      d'insímis; d'insíodh muid /
      insímis; insíodh muid
      d'insíodh sibh /
      insíodh sibh
      d'insídís; d'insíodh siad /
      insídís; insíodh siad
      a d'insíodh d'insítí /
      insítí
      singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      future inseoidh mé;
      inseod;
      inseochaidh
      inseoidh tú;
      inseoir;
      inseochaidh
      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
      inseofar; inseochar
      conditional d’inseoinn; d’inseochainn /
      inseoinn; inseochainn
      d’inseofá; d’inseochthá /
      inseofá; inseochthá
      d’inseodh sé, sí; d’inseochadh sé, sí /
      inseodh sé, sí; inseochadh sé, sí
      d’inseoimis; d’inseodh muid; d’inseochaimis; d’inseochadh muid / inseoimis; inseodh muid; inseochaimis; inseochadh muid d’inseodh sibh; d’inseochadh sibh /
      inseodh sibh; inseochadh sibh
      d’inseoidís; d’inseodh siad; d’inseochadh siad /
      inseoidís; inseodh siad; inseochadh siad
      a d’inseodh; a d’inseochadh d’inseofaí; d’inseochthaí /
      inseofaí; inseochthaí
      subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      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 n-insínn n-insíteá n-insíodh sé, sí n-insímis;
      n-insíodh muid
      n-insíodh sibh n-insídís;
      n-insíodh siad
      n-insítí
      imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      insím inis insíodh sé, sí insímis insígí;
      insídh
      insídís insítear
      past participle inste
      verbal noun insint, inse
      archaic or dialect form
      dependent form

      in older literary language, the future and conditional are built on the stem inneos-; this survives in parts of Munster, shortened to neos-:
      • Alternative present indicative: iniseann
      • Alternative verbal noun: inse

      Further reading

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of inis
      radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
      inis n-inis hinis 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), “1 inis ‘island’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 59, page 15; reprinted 1988
      3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 142
      4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 263, page 93
      5. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 142, page 53; reprinted 1979
      6. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “indisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      7. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “indisin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      8. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ind·fét, in·fét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      9. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 544, page 296
      10. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 262, page 93

      Latin

      Pronunciation

      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.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈi.nʲəsʲ/
        • (Blasse) [ˈi.nʲɪsʲ]
        • (Griffith) [ˈi.nʲɨsʲ]

      Noun

      inis f (genitive inse, nominative plural insi)

      1. island

      Usage notes

      Despite its ī-stem inflection and feminine gender, 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

      Mutation of inis
      radical lenition nasalization
      inis
      (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
      inis n-inis

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

      Further reading

      Tagalog

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈnis/ [ʔɪˈn̪ɪs]
      • Rhymes: -is
      • Syllabification: 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, 2018