inne

inne

See also: inné, iňňe, and -inne

English

Noun

inne (plural innes)

1. Obsolete form of inn.

Anagrams

• Nine, nine

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Dutch

Verb

inne

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of innen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German inne, from Old High German inne, from Proto-Germanic *innai. Compare Old English inne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnə/

Adverb

inne

1. Only used in inne sein, innehalten, innewerden etc.; inside

Related terms

• innen

Further reading

• “inne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• J. C. Adelung (1793–1801), “inne”, in Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart (in German), 2nd edition

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish inne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪn̠ʲə/
• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɲə/

Noun

inne m (genitive singular inne, nominative plural inní)

1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) bowels, guts, viscera

   Synonym: putóg

2. middle, center
3. inner feelings
4. (literary) intrinsic nature, essence, quality

Declension

Declension of inne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative inne inní Vocative a inne a inní Genitive inne inní Dative inne inní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-inne na hinní Genitive an inne na n-inní Dative leis an inne don inne leis na hinní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
inne	n-inne	hinne	t-inne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “inne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 inne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “inne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “inne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

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Adverb

inne

1. in, inwards, inside

Descendants

• Dutch: in
• Limburgish: in

Noun

inne f

1. inside, one's inner consciousness

   in inne werden ― to notice

   in inne wesen ― to know

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Contraction

inne

1. Contraction of ic ne.

Further reading

• “inne (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “inne (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “inne (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “inne (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English inn.

Noun

inne

1. Alternative form of in (“inn”)

Etymology 2

From Old English inne.

Adverb

inne

1. Alternative form of in (“in”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse inni.

Adverb

inne

1. inside, indoors, in, within

Derived terms

Terms derived from inne

innebygd, innebygget inneha

innelåst

inni

References

• “inne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse inni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɪnːə/

Adverb

inne

1. inside, indoors, in, within

Derived terms

• innebygd
• innelåst
• inni

 

References

• “inne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *innai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.ne/

Adverb

inne

1. inside, in; indoors

   Mē is lēofre þæt iċ ūt gā þonne iċ inne belīfe.

   I'd rather go out than stay inside.

   • c. 1000, unknown author, Vercelli Homily VII

     Wīf sind tȳdru for þon þe hīe simle inne bēoþ, and nāht hefiġes ne wyrċaþ, and hīe oft baðiaþ, and simle on hnesċum beddum hīe restaþ.

     Women are weak because they're always inside, they don't do any heavy work, they take baths all the time, and they always rest in soft beds.

Antonyms

• ūte

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.nɛ/
• Rhymes: -innɛ
• Syllabification: in‧ne

Pronoun

inne

1. inflection of inny:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish inne, from Old Norse inni.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

inne

1. inside, indoors

   Synonym: (indoors) inomhus

   Antonym: ute

   Han är inne i huset ― He's inside the house

   Inne i grottan lever en björn ― A bear lives inside the cave

   Han är inne på klubben ― He's inside the club (på is often used for a building one is normally inside for a particular reason, where the emphasis is less on the building itself)

   Ska vi äta inne eller ute? ― Should we eat indoors or outdoors?

2. in (currently in fashion)

   Antonym: ute

   Det är inne med vattensäng ― Waterbeds are in

Usage notes

See the usage notes for inuti (“inside, within”) for comparisons with that adverb and additional examples.

See also

• in (“into, to in”)
• sitta inne
• inneha