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inis

inis

See also: -inis and in- -is

Chuukese

Noun

inis

  1. body

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnʲɪʃ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

inis f (genitive singular inse, nominative plural insí)

  1. island
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish in·fét, from in- + -fét, from Proto-Celtic *wēdo-, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (know, see)

Verb

inis (present analytic insíonn, future analytic inseoidh, verbal noun insint, past participle inste)

  1. to tell
Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
inis n-inis hinis t-inis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Latin

Verb

inīs

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of ineō

Tagalog

Noun

inis

  1. Irritation, vexation, annoyance.

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Synonyms

Verb

inis

  1. Feeling or showing irritation, vexation, or annoyance.
    Ayoko siyang kausapin dahil naiinis ako sa ginawa niya. -- I refuse to talk to him for I am annoyed with what he did.
  2. Characterizing a stressful or irritable helplessness from a daunting task.
    Naiinis ako sa binabasa ko dahil 'di ko ito maintindihan. -- What I've been reading irritates me 'cause I can't understand it.