いにしえ

Japanese

Etymology
Alternative spellings
古
往にしへ
去にしへ

⟨ini si pe1⟩ → */inisipʲe/ → /iniɕiɸe/ → /iniɕiwe/ → /iniɕie/

From Old Japanese 古 (inisipe1), itself derived from 往に (ini, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of classical verb 往ぬ (inu), “to pass”) +‎ し (-shi, the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of き (-ki), classical past-tense marker) +‎ 方 (-he, a suffix expressing time; by extension of 辺 (-he), expressing direction). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いにしえ [ìníshíé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [iɲ̟iɕie̞]

Noun

いにしえ • (inishie) ←いにしへ (inisife)?

  1. the past
  2. ancient times
  3. (archaic, obsolete) the deceased

Derived terms
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See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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