innis

Irish

Verb

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

  1. superseded spelling of inis (tell)

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ĩːʃ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish inis.

Noun

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

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

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
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