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)

1. innate, inborn, congenital, inbred, native

   Antonym: acquis

Derived terms

• innéité

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

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈnʲeː/, [ɪˈnʲeː]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈn̠ʲeː/, [ɪˈn̠ʲeː]

Adverb

inné

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• arú inné (“day before yesterday”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “inné”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “inné”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “inné”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Sassarese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈne/

Preposition

inné

1. 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