Hitis

Irish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חִתִּי (+ -is (“-ish”, language suffix)), from Hittite 𒄩𒋾.

Proper noun

Hitis f (genitive Hitise)

1. the Hittite language

Declension

Declension of Hitis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Hitis vocative a Hitis genitive Hitise dative Hitis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Hitis genitive na Hitise dative leis an Hitis don Hitis

Derived terms

• Hitise (“Hittite”, adjective) (relating to the language)

Related terms

• Hiteach (“Hittite”, adjective) (relating to the Hittites)
• Hiteach m (“Hittite”) (native, inhabitant of the Hittite Kingdom)

 

Further reading

• “Hittite”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024