Hitis
Irish
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew חִתִּי (+ -is (“-ish”, language suffix)), from Hittite 𒄩𒋾.
Proper noun
Hitis f (genitive Hitise)
- the Hittite language
Declension
Declension of Hitis
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Derived terms
- Hitise (“Hittite”, adjective) (relating to the language)
Related terms
- Hiteach (“Hittite”, adjective) (relating to the Hittites)
- Hiteach m (“Hittite”) (native, inhabitant of the Hittite Kingdom)
Further reading
- “Hittite” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.