inis1, f. (gs. inse, pl. insí). 1. Island. 2 = inse2. (Var:gs. ~e)
inis2, v.t. (pres. insíonn, vn. insint, pp. inste).Tell. 1. Relate. Scéal a insint, to tell a story. D’~ sé a chuid eachtraí dúinn, he related his adventures to us. Tá scéal le hinsint aige, he has a story to tell, wonders to relate. Ós á insint duit é, while I am on the subject. ~ leat, continue with your story. 2. Utter. An fhírinne a insint, to tell the truth. D’~ tú bréag dom, you told me a lie. Níor ~ mé a athrach, I said nothing to the contrary. 3. Make known. An scéala a insint, to tell the news. D’~ sé a thrioblóid dom, he told me what his trouble was. D’~ sé a pheacaí, he confessed his sins. ~ dó faoin taisme, tell him about the accident. Níor ~ tú dom cá raibh tú, you didn’t tell me where you were. Ná h~ don talamh é, don’t say a word about it. 4. Recount, describe. D’~ mé duit an chuma a bhí air, I told you what he looked like. Ní inseofar an ghlóir fhlaithiúnais, heavenly glory can never be described. Inseoidh sin duit cad é ab fhiú é, that will show you how much it was worth. Lit:~ dúinn ríthe Fódla, recount for us the Kings of Ireland. 5. Inform. D’~ tú orm é, you informed on me about it. Ná h~ orm, don’t tell on me. Tá sibh i gcónaí ag insint ar a chéile, you are forever telling stories about one another. D’~ sé do m’athair mé, he reported me to my father. 6. Rud a thabhairt le hinsint do dhuine, to make s.o. realize sth.; to give s.o. a piece of one’s mind about sth. Thug mise a ghnóthaí le hinsint dó, I set him right about his affairs, told him what I thought of his goings-on. 7. (In phrases) Slán mar a hinstear! Slán mar a n-instear! God save us from the like of it! Dó féin a hinstear é! God preserve us from the misfortune that befell him! (Var:pres. ~eann)