ins

See also: Ins, INS, îns, ins., in's, Ins., -iņš, and Appendix:Variations of "ins"

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnz/
  • Homophone: inns

Noun

ins

  1. plural of in

See also

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

ins

  1. (computing) insert

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms
  • in's (misspelling; rare)

Etymology

A contraction of in + das.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪns/, [ʔɪns]
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Contraction

ins

  1. (in)to the (accusative singular neuter)
    Ich bin ins Kino gegangen.
    I went to the cinema.

Gothic

Romanization

ins

  1. Romanization of 𐌹𐌽𐍃

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnˠsˠ/

Preposition

ins (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) Alternative form of i (“in”)

Usage notes

This form is found before the definite article an sg/na pl, but in the standard written language ins an and ins na are always contracted to sa/san and sna.

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ins n-ins hins not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Romanian

Etymology

A variant use of îns (before the mid 19th century it was pronounced the same), from Vulgar Latin *ipsus, from Latin ipse.

Noun

ins m (plural inși)

  1. person, individual

Synonyms
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