inscne
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish insce (“gender”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]inscne f (genitive singular inscne, nominative plural inscní)
- (grammar) gender
- gender (identification as a man, a woman, etc.)
- 1998, Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, “An Bhean is an Bhaineann: Gnéithe Den Chritic Fheimineach”, in Máire Ní Annracháin, Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, editors, Téacs agus Comhthéacs: Gnéithe de Chritic na Gaeilge[1], Cork: Cló Ollscoile Chorcaí, →ISBN, page 153:
- D’ardaíodar siúd an cheist chonspóideach faoin inscne mar chinntitheach liteartha: […] Sa chritic fheimineach ní hionann an bhrí a shainítear leis na téarmaí inscne (gender) agus gnéas .i. éagsúlacht bhitheolaíoch. Is éard atá i gceist le hinscne ná, i bhfocail Elaine Showalter:
the social, cultural and psychological constructs imposed upon biological sexual difference.- They raised there the controversial issue of gender as a literary determinant: […] In feminist criticism the meaning defined by the terms gender and sex, i.e. biological difference, is not the same. What is meant by gender is, in the words of Elaine Showalter:
the social, cultural and psychological constructs imposed upon biological sexual difference.
- They raised there the controversial issue of gender as a literary determinant: […] In feminist criticism the meaning defined by the terms gender and sex, i.e. biological difference, is not the same. What is meant by gender is, in the words of Elaine Showalter:
- 2012, Pádraig Ó Riagáin, “Teanga, Féiniúlacht agus an Dearcadh Náisiúnta”, in Tadhg Ó hIfearnáin and Máire Ní Neachtain, editors, An tSochtheangeolaíocht: Feidhm agus Tuairisc[2], Dublin: Cois Life Teoranta, →ISBN, page 113:
- Bhí siad ag súil go dtiocfadh ina háit féiniúlachtaí uilíocha bunaithe ar stádas socheacnamaíoch, difríochtaí inscne (ar nós an ‘fheimineachais idirnáisiúnta’) nó aois (‘cultúr idirnáisiúnta na hóige’).
- They hoped that there would come in its place universal identities based on socioeconomic status, gender differences (such as ‘international feminism’) or age (‘international youth culture’).
- 6 October 2021, introduced by Deputy Emer Higgins, An Bille um Rialachas Corparáideach Éireannach (Cothromaíocht Inschne), 2021 / Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021
- Acht do dhéanamh socrú maidir le cothromaíocht inscne ar bhoird agus comhairlí ceannais comhlachtaí corpraithe a rialáil agus i dtaobh nithe gaolmhara.
- An Act to make provision for the regulation of gender balance on the boards and governing councils of corporate bodies and related matters.
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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inscne | n-inscne | hinscne | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “innscne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 400
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “inscne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “gender”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024