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inis.

island

4 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈinʲiʃ//ˈɪn̠ʲiʃ/
  1. island

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈinʲəʃ/Munster/ˈnʲiʃ/Munster, Kerry/ˈin̠ʲəʃ/Connacht, Ulster
  1. to tell, relate

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish indisid, denominal from Old Irish indisin, indisiu, verbal noun of in·fét, from in- + Proto-Celtic *weideti, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“know, see”).

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