inis

Chuukese edit

Noun edit

inis

body

Irish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish inis,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *enistī (“standing in (the water)”), from Proto-Indo-European *en- (“in”) + *steh₂- (“stand”). Cognate with Welsh ynys.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɪnʲɪʃ/^[2]

Noun edit

inis f (genitive singular inse, nominative plural insí)

island
Synonym: oileán

Declension edit

Declension of inis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	inis	insí
Vocative	a inis	a insí
Genitive	inse	insí
Dative	inis	insí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an inis	na hinsí
Genitive	na hinse	na n-insí
Dative	leis an inis don inis	leis na hinsí

Derived terms edit

Inis (“Ennis”)
Inis Eoghain (“Inisowen”)
Inse Ghall f pl (“the Hebrides”)
leithinis f (“peninsula”)

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Irish indisid,^[3] denominal from Old Irish indisin, indisiu,^[4] verbal noun of in·fét,^[5] from in- + Proto-Celtic *wēdeti, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“know, see”).

Alternative forms edit

innis (superseded)

Pronunciation edit

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnʲɪʃ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn̠ʲɪʃ/^[6]

Verb edit

inis (present analytic insíonn, future analytic inseoidh, verbal noun insint, past participle inste)

(transitive) tell, relate
- 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
  “An bhfuil sean-sgéal ar bith agat le hinnsint damh?” ar san rí.
  "Have you any story to tell me?" says the king.

Conjugation edit

conjugation of inis (second conjugation)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	insím	insíonn tú; insír^†	insíonn sé, sí	insímid; insíonn muid	insíonn sibh	insíonn siad; insíd^†	a insíonn; a insíos / a n-insíonn; a n-insíos	insítear
	past	d'inis mé; d'insíos / inis mé‡; insíos‡	d'inis tú; d'insís / inis tú‡; insís‡	d'inis sé, sí / inis sé, sí‡	d'insíomar; d'inis muid / insíomar‡; inis muid‡	d'inis sibh; d'insíobhair / inis sibh‡; insíobhair‡	d'inis siad; d'insíodar / inis siad‡; insíodar‡	a d'inis / ar inis*	insíodh; hinsíodh^†
	past habitual	d'insínn / insínn‡; n-insínn‡‡	d'insíteá / insíteá‡; n-insíteá‡‡	d'insíodh sé, sí / insíodh sé, sí‡; n-insíodh sé, sí‡‡	d'insímis; d'insíodh muid / insímis‡; insíodh muid‡; n-insímis‡‡; n-insíodh muid‡‡	d'insíodh sibh / insíodh sibh‡; n-insíodh sibh‡‡	d'insídís; d'insíodh siad / insídís‡; insíodh siad‡; n-insídís‡‡; n-insíodh siad‡‡	a d'insíodh / a n-insíodh*	d'insítí / insítí‡; n-insítí‡‡
future		inseoidh mé; inseod; inseochaidh mé^†	inseoidh tú; inseoir^†; inseochaidh tú^†	inseoidh sé, sí; inseochaidh sé, sí^†	inseoimid; inseoidh muid; inseochaimid^†; inseochaidh muid^†	inseoidh sibh; inseochaidh sibh^†	inseoidh siad; inseoid^†; inseochaidh siad^†	a inseoidh; a inseos; a inseochaidh^†; a inseochas^† / a n-inseoidh; a n-inseos; a n-inseochaidh^†; a n-inseochas^†	inseofar; inseochar^†
conditional		d’inseoinn; d’inseochainn^† / inseoinn‡; inseochainn^†‡; n-inseoinn‡‡; n-inseochainn^†‡‡	d’inseofá; d’inseochthá^† / inseofá‡; inseochthá^†‡; n-inseofá‡‡; n-inseochthá^†‡‡	d’inseodh sé, sí; d’inseochadh sé, sí^† / inseodh sé, sí‡; inseochadh sé, sí^†‡; n-inseodh sé, sí‡‡; n-inseochadh sé, sí^†‡‡	d’inseoimis; d’inseodh muid; d’inseochaimis^†; d’inseochadh muid^† / inseoimis‡; inseodh muid‡; inseochaimis^†‡; inseochadh muid^†‡; n-inseoimis‡‡; n-inseodh muid‡‡; n-inseochaimis^†‡‡; n-inseochadh muid^†‡‡	d’inseodh sibh; d’inseochadh sibh^† / inseodh sibh‡; inseochadh sibh^†‡; n-inseodh sibh‡‡; n-inseochadh sibh^†‡‡	d’inseoidís; d’inseodh siad; d’inseochadh siad^† / inseoidís‡; inseodh siad‡; inseochadh siad^†‡; n-inseoidís‡‡; n-inseodh siad^†‡‡; n-inseochadh siad^†‡‡	a d’inseodh; a d’inseochadh^† / a n-inseodh; a n-inseochadh^†	d’inseofaí; d’inseochthaí^† / inseofaí‡; inseochthaí^†‡; n-inseofaí‡‡; n-inseochthaí^†‡‡
subjunctive	present	go n-insí mé; go n-insíod^†	go n-insí tú; go n-insír^†	go n-insí sé, sí	go n-insímid; go n-insí muid	go n-insí sibh	go n-insí siad; go n-insíd^†	—	go n-insítear
subjunctive	past	dá n-insínn	dá n-insíteá	dá n-insíodh sé, sí	dá n-insímis; dá n-insíodh muid	dá n-insíodh sibh	dá n-insídís; dá n-insíodh siad	—	dá n-insítí
imperative		insím	inis	insíodh sé, sí	insímis	insígí; insídh^†	insídís	—	insítear
verbal noun		insint, inse^†
past participle		inste

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

in older literary language, the future and conditional are built on the stem inneos-; this survives in parts of Munster, shortened to neos-:

	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
future	inneosad; neosad	inneosair; neosair	inneosaidh sé, sí; neosaidh sé, sí	inneosaimíd; neosaimíd	inneosaidh sibh; neosaidh sibh	inneosaid; neosaid	a inneosaidh; a inneosas; a neosaidh / a n-inneosaidh; a n-inneosas; a neosaidh*	inneosfar; neosfar
conditional	d'inneosainn / inneosainn‡; n-inneosainn‡‡; neosainn	d'inneosfá / inneosfá‡; n-inneosfá‡‡; neosfá	d'inneosadh sé, sí / inneosadh sé, sí‡; n-inneosadh sé, sí‡‡; neosadh sé, sí	d'inneosaimís / inneosaimís‡; n-inneosaimís‡‡; neosaimís	d'inneosadh sibh / inneosadh sibh‡; n-inneosadh sibh‡‡; neosadh sibh	d'ineosaidís / inneosaidís‡; n-inneosaidís‡‡; neosaidís	a d'inneosadh; a neosadh / a n-inneosadh; a neosadh	d'inneosfaí / inneosfaí‡; n-inneosfaí‡‡; neosfaí

Alternative present indicative: iniseann
Alternative verbal noun: inse

Mutation edit

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

References edit

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 inis ‘island’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 263, page 93
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “indisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “indisin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ind·fét, in·fét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi.niːs/, [ˈɪniːs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.nis/, [ˈiːnis]

Verb edit

inīs

second-person singular present active indicative of ineō

Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *enistī (“standing in (the water)”), from Proto-Indo-European *en- (“in”) + *steh₂- (“stand”). Cognate with Welsh ynys.

Noun edit

inis f (genitive inse, nominative plural insi)

island

Usage notes edit

Despite its ī-stem inflection, the nominative singular of inis and its descendants almost never causes the lenition of a following word.

Declension edit

Feminine ī-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	inis^L	inis^L	insi^H
Vocative	inis^L	inis^L	insi^H
Accusative	insi^N	inis^L	insi^H
Genitive	inse^H	inse^L	inse^N
Dative	insi^L	insib	insib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

Middle Irish: inis
- Irish: inis
- Scottish Gaelic: innis

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
inis	unchanged	n-inis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Tagalog edit

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈnis/ [ʔɪˈnis]
Rhymes: -is
Syllabification: i‧nis

Noun edit

inís (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

irritation; vexation; annoyance
Synonyms: yamot, pagkayamot, suya, pagkasuya, asar, urat, buwisit, (Batangas) wasang, (Quezon) barino
suffocation; asphyxiation
Synonyms: pagkainis, aspiksiya

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

inís (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

annoyed; irritated; vexed
Synonyms: yamot, nayayamot, suya, nasusuya, galit, nagagalit, asar, buwisit
suffocated; asphyxiated

inis

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Mutation edit

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Noun edit

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