init

init

See also: innit

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Clipping of initialize or initialization.

Noun

init (plural inits)

1. (computing) Clipping of initialization.

   After the sixth successive system init he had to concede that the database was corrupt.

Verb

init (third-person singular simple present inits, present participle initing, simple past and past participle inited)

1. (computing) Clipping of initialize.

   It actually only requires a few bytes to be zeroised to init the drive.

Etymology 2

See innit.

Contraction

init

1. Alternative form of innit.

Anagrams

• Inti, inti

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧nit
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔinit/

Noun

ínit

1. heat; warmth

   Antonym: lipot

Derived terms

• initon
• mag-init
• mainit
• mainiton
• tig-init

 

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Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧nit
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔinit/, [ˈʔi.n̪ɪt̪]

Noun

init

1. heat; warmth; temperature

Adjective

init

1. hot; warm; humid.

   Init kaayo ang adlaw diri sa Sugbo. ― The weather is very hot here in Cebu.

2. Bright and sunny.

Verb

init

1. To heat.
2. To keep or make warm.
3. To anger; to provoke.

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Cuyunon

Noun

init

1. heat

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Higaonon

Noun

init

1. heat

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Hiligaynon

Noun

init

1. heat

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Latin

Verb

init

1. third-person singular present active indicative of ineō

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Mansaka

Noun

init

1. sweat

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin initium (“beginning”), as it refers to the beginning of Lent.

Noun

init f (genitive inite)

1. Shrovetide

Inflection

Feminine ī-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	initL	—	—
Vocative	initL	—	—
Accusative	initN	—	—
Genitive	initeH	—	—
Dative	initL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: init
  • Irish: Inid
  • Scottish Gaelic: Inid
  • Manx: Ynnyd

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
init	unchanged	n-init
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “init”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Remontado Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qinit (“heat of the sun; hot”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.

Noun

ínit

1. heat

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qinit (“heat of the sun; hot”) (cf. Bikol Central init, Cebuano init, Cuyunon init, Hiligaynon init, Mansaka init (“sweat”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit (cf. Totoli init (“sweat”), Pamona ini (“sweat”), Wolio ini (“sweat”)).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧nit
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔinit/, [ˈʔi.nɪt]

Noun

init (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔)

1. heat; hotness

   Synonym: kainitan

   Natuyo sa init ng apoy ang mga basa kong kamay.

   My wet hands got dry from the heat of the fire.

2. warmth; sultriness (of weather)

   Synonyms: banas, alisis, alinsangan

3. temperature

   Synonyms: temperatura, kaintan

4. (figurative) ardor; fervor; excitement

   Synonyms: sigla, kasiglahan

5. (figurative) ire; anger; wrath

   Synonyms: galit, ngitngit, poot

6. (by extension) sexual desire

   Synonyms: libog, kalibugan

7. (by extension) rut; estrus (in animals)

   Synonyms: kandi, pangangandi, landi, paglalandi

Derived terms

• initan
• initbiling
• initbulog
• initbutod
• initdagitban
• initdanumsigwasan
• initin
• initkapnayan
• init ng ulo
• initsigan
• initsipat
• initsukat
• initsukatan
• initsupil
• kainitan
• kaintan
• magkainitan
• magpainit
• magpainit
• mainit
• mainit ang ulo
• mapag-initan
• napakainit
• pag-initan
• painitin
• pampainit
• papag-initin
• tag-init
• uminit
• uminit ang ulo
• walang-init