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inn
English
Etymology
From Middle English in, inn, from Old English inn (“a dwelling, house, chamber, lodging”); akin to Icelandic inni (“a dwelling place, home, abode”), Faroese inni (“home”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?n, IPA(key): /?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Homophone: in
Noun
inn (plural inns)
- Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.
- A tavern.
- One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London, for students of the law barristers.
- (Britain, dated) The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person.
- (obsolete) A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (pub): See also Thesaurus:pub
- (lodging place): See also Thesaurus:lodging place
Derived terms
- coaching inn
- New Inn
- Tram Inn
Translations
Verb
inn (third-person singular simple present inns, present participle inning, simple past and past participle inned)
- (obsolete, transitive) To house; to lodge.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To take lodging; to lodge.
See also
Anagrams
- NIN, NNI, Nin, nin
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- in (preposition) (Luserna)
Etymology
From Middle High German in, from Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in. Cognate with German in, English in.The sense “east” may be reinforced by or a semantic loan from Venetian: vago dentro a Axiago (“I go east to Asiago”, literally “I go inward to Asiago”).
Preposition
inn
- (Sette Comuni, + dative) in
Derived terms
- deninn
Adverb
inn
- (Sette Comuni, Luserna) inside
- (Sette Comuni) east
References
- “inn” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
German
Preposition
inn
- Obsolete spelling of in
Gothic
Romanization
inn
- Romanization of ????????????
Icelandic
Adverb
inn
- in, inside
Derived terms
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Contraction of finn, from French finir (“finish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in/
Verb
inn (medial form inn)
- (auxiliary) Used to indicate present perfect tense or past tense.
Related terms
- ti finn
- fini
Middle English
Noun
inn
- Alternative form of in (“inn”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse inn
Adverb
inn
- inside, in (indicating movement into)
- in, into
Derived terms
References
- “inn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse inn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?/
Adverb
inn
- inside, in (indicating movement into)
- in, into
Derived terms
References
- “inn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inn/, [in]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *inn.
Adverb
inn
- in (with allative direction)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Festival of St. Peter the Apostle"
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 25:35
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 7:13
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Festival of St. Peter the Apostle"
Antonyms
- ?t
Related terms
- inne
Etymology 2
Probably from inne (“in, inside”).
Noun
inn n
- inn
Related terms
- innian
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *inn (“in, into”).
Adverb
inn (comparative innarr, superlative innstr)
- in, into
Related terms
- í
- innan
- inni
References
- inn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *jainaz (“that over there, yon”). Cognate with Old English ?eon, Old Frisian jen, jena, Old High German j?ner, Gothic ???????????????????? (jains).
Alternative forms
- enn, hinn
Article
inn (feminine in, neuter it)
- the (definite article)
Usage notes
The article is often used enclitically, at the end of the noun. This later developed into the definite forms of the noun.
Declension
References
- inn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Skolt Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
inn
- night
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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among
English
Alternative forms
- amonge (archaic)
- amoung (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, on?emang, equivalent to a- +? mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Compare dialectal German mang, Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m??/
- IPA(key): /??m??/
- Hyphenation: a?mong
- Rhymes: -??
Preposition
among
- Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
- Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
- Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us […]
Usage notes
- For the comparison of among with between, see the usage notes in between.
- Many Americans view "amongst" as an archaic/Commonwealth variant, and use "among" exclusively.
Synonyms
- amongst (variant of among)
- amidst
- amid
Translations
See also
- between
- within
Anagrams
- Gamon, Mogan, ang mo, goman, mango, ngoma
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a?mong
Verb
among
- To be made or become a collateral damage.
- To implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something.
- To drag in.
Ibatan
Noun
among
- fish
Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
among
- party; banquet
Middle English
Alternative forms
- amang, amonkes, omang
Etymology
From Old English amang, on?emang, equivalent to a- +? mong.
Preposition
among
- among
Descendants
- English: among
- Scots: among
- Yola: amang
References
- “among(es, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Adverb
among
- among
References
- “among(es, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Tagalog
Noun
among
- (colloquial) priest (commonly used with respect)
Yami
Noun
among
- fish
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