inscne

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish insce (“gender”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪn̠ʲʃ(c)nʲə/

Noun

inscne f (genitive singular inscne, nominative plural inscní)

1. (grammar) gender
2. gender (identification as a man, a woman, etc.)
   • 1998, Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, “An Bhean is an Bhaineann: Gnéithe Den Chritic Fheimineach”, in Máire Ní Annracháin, Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, editors, Téacs agus Comhthéacs: Gnéithe de Chritic na Gaeilge‎^[1], Cork: Cló Ollscoile Chorcaí, →ISBN, page 153:

     D’ardaíodar siúd an cheist chonspóideach faoin inscne mar chinntitheach liteartha: […] Sa chritic fheimineach ní hionann an bhrí a shainítear leis na téarmaí inscne (gender) agus gnéas .i. éagsúlacht bhitheolaíoch. Is éard atá i gceist le hinscne ná, i bhfocail Elaine Showalter:
        the social, cultural and psychological constructs imposed upon biological sexual difference.

     They raised there the controversial issue of gender as a literary determinant: […] In feminist criticism the meaning defined by the terms gender and sex, i.e. biological difference, is not the same. What is meant by gender is, in the words of Elaine Showalter:
        the social, cultural and psychological constructs imposed upon biological sexual difference.

   • 2012, Pádraig Ó Riagáin, “Teanga, Féiniúlacht agus an Dearcadh Náisiúnta”, in Tadhg Ó hIfearnáin and Máire Ní Neachtain, editors, An tSochtheangeolaíocht: Feidhm agus Tuairisc‎^[2], Dublin: Cois Life Teoranta, →ISBN, page 113:

     Bhí siad ag súil go dtiocfadh ina háit féiniúlachtaí uilíocha bunaithe ar stádas socheacnamaíoch, difríochtaí inscne (ar nós an ‘fheimineachais idirnáisiúnta’) nó aois (‘cultúr idirnáisiúnta na hóige’).

     They hoped that there would come in its place universal identities based on socioeconomic status, gender differences (such as ‘international feminism’) or age (‘international youth culture’).

   • 6 October 2021, introduced by Deputy Emer Higgins, An Bille um Rialachas Corparáideach Éireannach (Cothromaíocht Inschne), 2021 / Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021

     Acht do dhéanamh socrú maidir le cothromaíocht inscne ar bhoird agus comhairlí ceannais comhlachtaí corpraithe a rialáil agus i dtaobh nithe gaolmhara.

     An Act to make provision for the regulation of gender balance on the boards and governing councils of corporate bodies and related matters.

Declension

Declension of inscne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative inscne inscní Vocative a inscne a inscní Genitive inscne inscní Dative inscne inscní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an inscne na hinscní Genitive na hinscne na n-inscní Dative leis an inscne don inscne leis na hinscní

Derived terms

• baininscneach
• firinscneach
• neamhinscneach
• trasinscneach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
inscne	n-inscne	hinscne	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) “innscne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 400
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “inscne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “gender” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.