fionn

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Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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)

  1. fair (of hair or complexion)
  2. blond(e)
Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

fionn m (genitive singular finn, nominative plural fionna)

  1. (pathology) cataract (in an eye)
Declension[edit]

Verb[edit]

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[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)

  1. to ascertain, find out, discover
  2. to contrive, invent
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. Alternative form of feann (to flay)
Conjugation[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fionn fhionn bhfionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 111
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 finn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ro-finnadar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish find.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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[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

  1. (pathology) cataract (in an eye)

Verb[edit]

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

  1. flay, skin

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fionn fhionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]