inneen

Manx

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena), from Proto-Celtic *eni-genā, from Proto-Indo-European [Term?] (compare Latin indigena (“native”), Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɪnˈjiːn]

Noun

inneen f (genitive singular inneen, plural inneenyn)

  1. daughter
    Eshyn ta geddyn drogh chleuin t'eh coayl inneen. ― He who gets a bad son-in-law loses a daughter.
    Hymnee eh e argid er e 'nneen. ― He left his money to his daughter.
    Ta 'neen echey jeh'n eash ayd. ― He has a daughter your age.
    Ta 'nneen echey uneashagh rhyt. ― He has a daughter your age.
    Ta troor dy 'neenyn eck dy chur ayns poosey. ― She has three daughters to marry off.
    T'eh son cur Moirrey er e 'neen. ― He is going to call his daughter Mary.

References
  • “1 ingen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.