fìon

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fín,[1] from Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiən/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [fĩũn][2]

Noun

fìon m (genitive singular fìona, plural fìontan)

  1. wine
  2. (obsolete) truth

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of fìon
radical lenition
fìon fhìon

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fìon”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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