inse

See also: in sé

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English henge.

Noun

inse m (genitive singular inse, nominative plural insí)

  1. hinge
Declension
Declension of inse (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative inse
vocative a inse
genitive inse
dative inse
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-inse
genitive an inse
dative leis an inse
don inse
Alternative forms
  • hinse
Derived terms
  • ar insí (on hinges, hinged)

Etymology 2

Noun

inse f (genitive singular inse, nominative plural insí or inseacha)

  1. inch, holm, water-meadow
Declension
Declension of inse (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative inse
vocative a inse
genitive inse
dative inse
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an inse
genitive na hinse
dative leis an inse
don inse
  • Alternative plural form: inseacha
Derived terms
  • inseachas
  • insí cnoc (grassy places (along streams, etc.) in hills)

Etymology 3

Noun

inse f (genitive singular inse)

  1. alternative form of insint (telling)
Declension
Declension of inse (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative inse
vocative a inse
genitive inse
dative inse
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an inse
genitive na hinse
dative leis an inse
don inse

Etymology 4

Noun

inse f sg

  1. genitive singular of inis (island)

Mutation

Mutated forms of inse
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
inse n-inse hinse t-inse

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, § 27 (c), page 36
  2. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 59, page 6
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 109, page 43

Further reading

Matigsalug Manobo

Noun

insè

  1. question

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈin͈sɘ]

Adjective

inse

  1. alternative form of anse (difficult, impossible)
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 5b28
      is inse ṅduit; ní tú nod·n-ail, acht is hé not·ail.
      it is impossible for you sg; it is not you that nourish it, but it that nourishes you
Declension
io/iā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative inse inse inse
vocative insi
accusative inse insi
genitive insi inse insi
dative insu insi insu
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative insi insi
vocative insi
insu*
accusative insi
insu*
genitive inse
dative insib

* when substantivized

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈin͈ʲsʲe]

Noun

inse

  1. genitive singular/dual/plural of inis

Mutation

Mutation of inse
radical lenition nasalization
inse
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
inse n-inse

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Swedish

Etymology

in- +‎ se

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɪnseː/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

inse (present inser, preterite insåg, supine insett, imperative inse)

  1. to realize; to become aware of

Conjugation

Conjugation of inse (class 5 strong)
active passive
infinitive inse inses
supine insett insetts
imperative inse
imper. plural1 insen
present past present past
indicative inser insåg inses insågs
ind. plural1 inse insågo inses insågos
subjunctive2 inse insåge inses insåges
present participle inseende
past participle insedd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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