Inid
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]an Inid f (genitive na hInide)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- feis Inide (“carnival”)
- Máirt Inide, Máirt na hInide (“Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday”)
- Oíche Inide (“night of Shrove Tuesday”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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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
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Inid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ 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
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 403, page 133
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Inid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 398
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Inid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN