innis
Irish
Verb
innis (present analytic innseann, future analytic innseochaidh, verbal noun innsint, past participle inniste)
- Superseded spelling of inis (“tell”).
Manx
Alternative forms
- innys
- insh
- ynnys
Etymology
From Old Irish inis.
Noun
innis f (genitive singular innis, plural innisyn)
- island
- islet
Synonyms
- (island): ellan
- (islet): ellaneen, insheen
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 inis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ĩːʃ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish inis.
Noun
innis f (genitive singular innse, plural innsean or innseachan)
- A small island; an islet; an inch.
- A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh: an inch.
- A sheltered valley protected by a wood.
- A headland.
- (Islay) A choice place.
- (Ross-shire, Sutherland) A low-lying and sheltered place, where cows are gathered to be milked and where they lie out at night.
- Distress or misery.
Synonyms
- (island): eilean
Derived terms
- innis-mhuir
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish indisid (“tells, recounts, mentions, describes”).
Verb
innis (past dh'innis, future innsidh, verbal noun innse, past participle inniste)
- tell
- declare, relate
- report, inform
Derived terms
- ath-innis (“capitulate”)
- leis an fhìrinn innse
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “innis”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 inis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “indisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language