inne

See also: inné, iňňe, and -inne

English

Noun

inne (plural innes)

1. Obsolete form of inn.

Anagrams

• Nine, nine

Dutch

Verb

inne

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of innen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German inne, from Old High German inne, from Proto-Germanic *innai. Compare Old English inne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnə/

Adverb

inne

1. Only used in inne sein, innehalten, innewerden etc.; inside

Related terms

• innen
• inne-

Further reading

• “inne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• J. C. Adelung (1793–1801) “inne”, in Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart (in German), 2nd edition

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish inne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪn̠ʲə/
• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɲə/

Noun

inne m (genitive singular inne, nominative plural inní)

1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) bowels, guts, viscera

   Synonym: putóg

2. middle, center
3. inner feelings
4. (literary) intrinsic nature, essence, quality

Declension

Declension of inne (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative inne inní vocative a inne a inní genitive inne inní dative inne inní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-inne na hinní genitive an inne na n-inní dative leis an inne don inne leis na hinní

Mutation

Mutated forms of inne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
inne	n-inne	hinne	t-inne

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “inne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 inne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “inne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “inne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

inne

1. in, inwards, inside

Descendants

• Dutch: in
• Limburgish: in

Noun

inne f

1. inside, one's inner consciousness

   in inne werden ― to notice

   in inne wesen ― to know

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Contraction

inne

1. Contraction of ic ne.

Further reading

• “inne (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “inne (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “inne (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “inne (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English inn.

Noun

inne

1. Alternative form of in (“inn”)

Etymology 2

From Old English inne.

Adverb

inne

1. Alternative form of in (“in”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse inni.

Adverb

inne

1. inside, indoors, in, within

Derived terms

• innebygd
• innebygget
• inneha
• innelåst
• inni

 

References

• “inne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse inni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɪnːə/

Adverb

inne

1. inside, indoors, in, within

Derived terms

• innebygd
• innelåst
• inni

 

References

• “inne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *innai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.ne/

Adverb

inne (comparative innor, superlative innemest)

1. inside, in; indoors

   Mē is lēofre þæt iċ ūt gā þonne iċ inne belīfe.

   I'd rather go out than stay inside.

   • c. 1000, unknown author, Vercelli Homily VII

     Wīf sind tȳdru for þon þe hīe simle inne bēoþ, and nāht hefiġes ne wyrċaþ, and hīe oft baðiaþ, and simle on hnesċum beddum hīe restaþ.

     Women are weak because they're always inside, they don't do any heavy work, they take baths all the time, and they always rest in soft beds.

Antonyms

• ūte

Descendants

• Middle English: in

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.nɛ/
• Rhymes: -innɛ
• Syllabification: in‧ne

Pronoun

inne

1. inflection of inny:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish inne, from Old Norse inni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinˌnɛ/

• Audio:

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Adverb

inne

1. inside, (sometimes) indoors

   Synonym: (indoors) inomhus

   Antonym: ute

   Han är inne i huset

   He's inside the house

   Inne i grottan lever en björn

   A bear lives inside the cave

   Han är inne på klubben

   He's inside the club (på is often used for a building one is normally inside for a particular reason, where the emphasis is less on the building itself)

   Ska vi äta inne eller ute?

   Should we eat indoors or outdoors?

Usage notes

See the usage notes for inuti (“inside, within”) for comparisons with that adverb and additional examples.

Derived terms

• inneha
• sitta inne

See also

• in (“into, to in”)

Adjective

inne (not comparable)

1. in (currently in fashion)

   Synonym: hipp

   Antonyms: ute, passé

   Det är inne med vattensäng

   Waterbeds are in

References

• inne in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• inne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• inne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)