Inid

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish init, from Latin initium (“beginning”), as it refers to the beginning of Lent. Cognate with Manx Ynnyd and Scottish Gaelic Inid.

Proper noun

an Inid f (genitive na hInide)

1. Shrovetide

Declension

Declension of Inid

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Inid Vocative a Inid Genitive Inide Dative Inid

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Inid Genitive na hInide Dative leis an Inid don Inid

Derived terms

• feis Inide (“carnival”)
• Máirt Inide, Máirt na hInide (“Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Inid	nInid	hInid	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Inid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 398
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Inid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN