insh

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ManxEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Irish inis.

NounEdit

insh f (genitive singular inshey, plural inshyn)

1. island

Derived termsEdit

• insheen m (“islet”)

Alternative formsEdit

• innis
• innys

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle Irish indisid (“tells, recounts, mentions, describes”).

VerbEdit

insh (verbal noun insh, present participle ginsh, past participle inshit)

1. declare, communicate, divulge, report, announce
2. narrate, crack (as joke)

NounEdit

insh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. verbal noun of insh
2. speech, utterance, communication
3. narration, coverage
4. divulgation

ReferencesEdit

• “1 inis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “indisid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.