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Irish place-name element
inis
inis means “island”
In English spellings, names built on it often start with:
- Ennis- (Ennis)
- Inish- (Inishmaan)
- Innis- (Innisfallen)
Place names with inis
- Inis Ceithleann · Enniskillen · County Fermanaghfrom inis “island” and Ceithleann
- Inis · Ennis · County Clare“island”
- Inis Meáin · Inishmaan · County Galway“middle island”
- Inis Faithlinn · Innisfallen · County Kerry“Faithlinn’s island”
Other Irish elements
ard · heightáth · fordbaile · town, settlementbeag · small, littlebéal · mouthbealach · way, passbearna · gapcaiseal · stone fortcarn · cairncarraig · rockceann · head, headlandceapach · plot of landcill · churchcluain · meadowcnoc · hillcúige · provincecúil · corner, nookdaingean · fortressdoire · oak grovedroichead · bridgedún · fortgaoth · inlet of the sea, estuarygleann · glen, valleyleitir · hillsidelios · ringfortloch · lakelog · hollowlongfort · camp, strongholdmainistir · monastery, abbeymuileann · millnua · newport · landing place, harbour; bank; fortified place, strongholdráth · ringfortrinn · point, headlandros · wood; headlandsean · oldtír · landtrá · strand, beach
Sources
- Wiktionary: inis (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): inis
- blas course vocabulary (ir-inis)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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