inniu
Irish
Alternative forms
- aniogh (superseded spelling)
Etymology
From Old Irish indiu, composed of i (“in”) or in (“the”) plus the dative singular of día (“day”). Compare inné (“yesterday”).
Pronunciation
Usage notes
Unlike today in English, inniu is exclusively an adverb and has to be combined with forms of an lá (“the day”) in order to function as a noun. For instance:
- an lá inniu a chaitheamh sa bhaile ― to spend today at home
- ar chuma an lae inniu ― just like today
- i gceannlínte an lae inniu ― in today's headlines
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 19
Further reading
- “inniu”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “indiu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “indiu”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 398
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “inniu”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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