innis

Irish

Verb

innis (present analytic innseann, future analytic innseochaidh, verbal noun innsint, past participle inniste)

1. Superseded spelling of inis (“tell”).

Manx

Alternative forms

• innys
• insh
• ynnys

Etymology

From Old Irish inis.

Noun

innis f (genitive singular innis, plural innisyn)

1. island
2. islet

Synonyms

• (island): ellan
• (islet): ellaneen, insheen

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 inis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ĩːʃ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish inis.

Noun

innis f (genitive singular innse, plural innsean or innseachan)

2. A small island; an islet; an inch.
4. A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh: an inch.
5. A sheltered valley protected by a wood.
6. A headland.
7. (Islay) A choice place.
8. (Ross-shire, Sutherland) A low-lying and sheltered place, where cows are gathered to be milked and where they lie out at night.
9. Distress or misery.

Synonyms

• (island): eilean

Derived terms

• innis-mhuir

Etymology 2

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

Verb

innis (past dh'innis, future innsidh, verbal noun innse, past participle inniste)

1. tell
2. declare, relate
3. report, inform

Derived terms

• ath-innis (“capitulate”)
• leis an fhìrinn innse

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “innis”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 inis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “indisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language