fáinní

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Waterford) IPA(key): [fˠɑːˈɲiː]
  • (Cork, Kerry) IPA(key): [fˠɑːˈn̠ʲiː]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈfˠɑːn̠ʲiː]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈfˠæːn̠ʲi]

Adjective

fáinní

  1. inflection of fáinneach (“annular; ring-like; ringed; cyclic; ringleted; whorled; adorned, beautiful”):
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

Alternative forms

  • fáinnighe (obsolete)

Noun

fáinní m pl

  1. plural of fáinne (“ring”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fáinní
radical lenition eclipsis
fáinní fháinní bhfáinní

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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