Hitis

Irish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חִתִּי (+ -is (“-ish”, language suffix)), from Hittite 𒄩𒋾.

Proper noun

Hitis f (genitive Hitise)

  1. the Hittite language

Declension
Declension of Hitis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Hitis
Vocative a Hitis
Genitive Hitise
Dative Hitis

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an Hitis
Genitive na Hitise
Dative leis an Hitis

don Hitis

Derived terms
  • Hitise (“Hittite”, adjective) (relating to the language)
  • Hiteach (“Hittite”, adjective) (relating to the Hittites)
  • Hiteach m (“Hittite”) (native, inhabitant of the Hittite Kingdom)

Further reading
  • “Hittite”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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