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Inid

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish init, from Latin initium (beginning),[1] as it refers to the beginning of Lent. Cognate with Manx Ynnyd and Scottish Gaelic Inid.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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an Inid f (genitive na hInide)

  1. (Christianity) Shrovetide

Declension

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Declension of Inid (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative Inid
vocative a Inid
genitive Inide
dative Inid
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an Inid
genitive na hInide
dative leis an Inid
don Inid

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of Inid
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Inid nInid hInid not applicable

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

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Inid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 386, page 187
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 403, page 133

Further reading

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