fionn
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲũːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /fʲɪn̪ˠ/, /fʲuːn̪ˠ/[1]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲɨ̞n̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish finn,[2] from Proto-Celtic *windos.
Adjective
[edit]fionn (genitive singular masculine finn, genitive singular feminine finne, plural fionna, comparative finne)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | fionn | fhionn | fionna; fhionna2 | |
vocative | fhinn | fionna | ||
genitive | finne | fionna | fionn | |
dative | fionn; fhionn1 |
fhionn; fhinn (archaic) |
fionna; fhionna2 | |
Comparative | níos finne | |||
Superlative | is finne |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
[edit]fionn m (genitive singular finn, nominative plural fionna)
Declension
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Verb
[edit]fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive, intransitive)
Conjugation
[edit]* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Irish finnaid, from Old Irish ro·finnadar.[3]
Verb
[edit]fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive)
Conjugation
[edit]* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 3
[edit]Verb
[edit]fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive)
- Alternative form of feann (“to flay”)
Conjugation
[edit]* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
fionn | fhionn | bhfionn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 111
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 finn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ro-finnadar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fionn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fionn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fionn (comparative fionna)
- fair (of hair or complexion))
- Chunnaic mi Cailean Fionn a' tighinn gam ionnsaigh. ― I saw Fair-haired Colin coming towards me.
- white
- Synonym: bàn
Declension
[edit]Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | fionn | fhionn | fionna |
Vocative | fhinn | fhionn | fionna |
Genitive | fhinn | fhinn/finne | fionna |
Dative | fhionn | fhionn/fhinn | fionna |
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]fionn f
Verb
[edit]fionn (past dh'fhionn, future fionnaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnte)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition |
---|---|
fionn | fhionn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 finn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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