Verbal Noun: insh
Gerund: ginsh
Participle: inshit
Translation: tell
Periphrastic Forms
Present
| Sg.1 | ta mee ginsh |
| Sg.2 | ta oo ginsh |
| Sg.3m | ta eh ginsh |
| Sg.3f | ta ee ginsh |
| Pl.1 | ta shin ginsh |
| Pl.2 | ta shiu ginsh |
| Pl.3 | ta ad ginsh |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | va mee ginsh |
| Sg.2 | va oo ginsh |
| Sg.3m | va eh ginsh |
| Sg.3f | va ee ginsh |
| Pl.1 | va shin ginsh |
| Pl.2 | va shiu ginsh |
| Pl.3 | va ad ginsh |
Perfect
| Sg.1 | ta mee er n'insh |
| Sg.2 | ta oo er n'insh |
| Sg.3m | ta eh er n'insh |
| Sg.3f | ta ee er n'insh |
| Pl.1 | ta shin er n'insh |
| Pl.2 | ta shiu er n'insh |
| Pl.3 | ta ad er n'insh |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | va mee er n'insh |
| Sg.2 | va oo er n'insh |
| Sg.3m | va eh er n'insh |
| Sg.3f | va ee er n'insh |
| Pl.1 | va shin er n'insh |
| Pl.2 | va shiu er n'insh |
| Pl.3 | va ad er n'insh |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | ren mee ginsh |
| Sg.2 | ren oo ginsh |
| Sg.3m | ren eh ginsh |
| Sg.3f | ren ee ginsh |
| Pl.1 | ren shin ginsh |
| Pl.2 | ren shiu ginsh |
| Pl.3 | ren ad ginsh |
Future
| Sg.1 | neeym ginsh |
| Sg.2 | nee oo ginsh |
| Sg.3m | nee eh ginsh |
| Sg.3f | nee ee ginsh |
| Pl.1 | nee shin ginsh |
| Pl.2 | nee shiu ginsh |
| Pl.3 | nee ad ginsh |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | yinnin ginsh |
| Sg.2 | yinnagh oo ginsh |
| Sg.3m | yinnagh eh ginsh |
| Sg.3f | yinnagh ee ginsh |
| Pl.1 | yinnagh shin ginsh |
| Pl.2 | yinnagh shiu ginsh |
| Pl.3 | yinnagh ad ginsh |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | jean ginsh |
| Pl.2 | jeanjee ginsh |
Synthetic Forms
Present Independent
Present Dependent
Preterite
| Independent | d-insh |
| Dependent | d-insh |
Future Independent
| Sg.1 | inshym |
| Sg.2 | inshee |
| Sg.3m | inshee |
| Sg.3f | inshee |
| Pl.1 | inshmayd |
| Pl.2 | inshee |
| Pl.3 | inshee |
Future Dependent
| Sg.1 | n'inshym |
| Sg.2 | n'inshee |
| Sg.3m | n'inshee |
| Sg.3f | n'inshee |
| Pl.1 | n'inshmayd |
| Pl.2 | n'inshee |
| Pl.3 | n'inshee |
Future Relative
| Sg.1 | inshym |
| Sg.2 | inshys |
| Sg.3m | inshys |
| Sg.3f | inshys |
| Pl.1 | inshysmayd |
| Pl.2 | inshys |
| Pl.3 | inshys |
Conditional Independent
| Sg.1 | inshin |
| Sg.2 | inshagh |
| Sg.3m | inshagh |
| Sg.3f | inshagh |
| Pl.1 | inshagh |
| Pl.2 | inshagh |
| Pl.3 | inshagh |
Conditional Dependent
| Sg.1 | n'inshin |
| Sg.2 | n'inshagh |
| Sg.3m | n'inshagh |
| Sg.3f | n'inshagh |
| Pl.1 | n'inshagh |
| Pl.2 | n'inshagh |
| Pl.3 | n'inshagh |
Translations
Etymology
From Middle Irish indisid (“tells, recounts, mentions, describes”).
Sample Sentences
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Cha ninshee cree er-meshtey er meshtey breag. A drunken heart will not tell a lie.
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Insh yn irriney! Come clean!
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Ny insh breagyn! Come off it!
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Insh yn irriney dada eh . Be plain with him.
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Insh yn skeeal dada eh . Break the news to him.
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Ny insh! Don't crack on!
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Nar insh dy row mish aynayns eh . Don't go and let on that I was there.
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Nagh insh douda mee . Do not tell me.
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Dinsh shiu shen dada eh ? Did you tell him that? We did.
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Dinsh.
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Dinsh oo shen dada eh ? Did you tell him that? I did.
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Insh dou da mee yn bun. Give me the lowdown.
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Er dt'annym nagh insh. For your life don't tell.
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T'eh T' eh jannoo aasmooinaghtyn foddey er shen ny dinsh oo dada eh . He is chewing over what you told him.
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Dinsh eh e huarym. He gave his opinion.
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