inné
See also: inne, -inne, and iňňe
French
Etymology
A semi-learned term borrowed from Latin innātus (“inborn”), perfect active participle of innāscor (“be born in, grow up in”), from in (“in, at on”) + nāscor (“be born”). Replaced the inherited Old French form enné.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i(n).ne/
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Adjective
inné (feminine innée, masculine plural innés, feminine plural innées)
- innate, inborn, congenital, inbred, native
- Antonym: acquis
Further reading
- “inné”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
Alternative forms
- i ndé (obsolete)
- ané
Etymology
From Old Irish indé.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈn̠ʲeː/
Adverb
inné
- yesterday
Derived terms
- arú inné (“day before yesterday”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “inné”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “inné” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “inné” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19
Sassarese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈne/
Preposition
inné
- Used to indicate the house, place, or establishment of; at or to + -'s
- Soggu inné Pàuru ― I'm at Paul’s
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes