ynsee

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Manx

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish in·saigim, from in- + saigid (go towards, seek, attain), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (to seek out, to track). Cognate with Irish ionsaigh (advance upon, attack, reach, attain) and Scottish Gaelic ionnsaich (learn, instruct, educate).

Verb

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ynsee (past dynsee, future independent ynsee, verbal noun ynsaghey, present participle gynsaghey, past participle ynsit)

  1. instruct, educate, teach, tutor, train
  2. learn
  3. master

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ynsee m

  1. genitive singular of ynsagh

Adjective

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ynsee

  1. informative, educational