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fionn

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See also: Fionn and fíonn

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish finn,[2] from Proto-Celtic *windos.

Adjective

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fionn (genitive singular masculine finn, genitive singular feminine finne, plural fionna, comparative finne)

  1. fair (of hair or complexion)
  2. blond(e)
Declension
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Declension of fionn
singular plural (m/f)
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

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fionn m (genitive singular finn, nominative plural fionna)

  1. (pathology) cataract (in an eye)
Declension
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Declension of fionn (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fionn fionna
vocative a fhinn a fhionna
genitive finn fionn
dative fionn fionna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fionn na fionna
genitive an fhinn na bhfionn
dative leis an bhfionn
don fhionn
leis na fionna

Verb

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fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to make white, whiten
  2. to clear, brighten
  3. to scorch, singe; to set alight
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Irish finnaid, from Old Irish ro·finnadar.[3]

Verb

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fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive)

  1. to ascertain, find out, discover
  2. to contrive, invent
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive)

  1. Alternative form of feann (to flay)
Conjugation
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Mutation

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Mutated forms of fionn
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

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 111
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 finn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ 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

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish find.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fionn (comparative fionna)

  1. fair (of hair or complexion))
    Chunnaic mi Cailean Fionn a' tighinn gam ionnsaigh.I saw Fair-haired Colin coming towards me.
  2. white
    Synonym: bàn

Declension

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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

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Noun

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fionn f

  1. (pathology) cataract (in an eye)

Verb

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fionn (past dh'fhionn, future fionnaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnte)

  1. flay, skin

Mutation

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Mutation of fionn
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

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