innis

Irish

Verb

innis (present analytic innseann, future analytic innseochaidh, verbal noun innsint, past participle inniste)

  1. superseded spelling of inis (“tell”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of innis
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
innis n-innis hinnis not applicable

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

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ĩːʃ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish inis.

Noun

innis f (genitive singular innse, plural innsean or innseachan)

  2. A small island; an islet; an inch.
  4. A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh: an inch.
  5. A sheltered valley protected by a wood.
  6. A headland.
  7. (Islay) A choice place.
  8. (Ross-shire, Sutherland) A low-lying and sheltered place, where cows are gathered to be milked and where they lie out at night.
  9. Distress or misery.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Scots: inch
    • → English: inch (“small island”)

Etymology 2

    From Middle Irish indisid (“tells, recounts, mentions, describes”).

    Verb

    innis (past dh'innis, future innsidh, verbal noun innse, past participle inniste)

    1. to tell
    2. to declare, relate
    3. to report, inform
    Derived terms

    References

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