fí
See also: Appendix:Variations of "fi"
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfiː]
Noun
fí n (indeclinable)
- phi (Greek letter)
Icelandic
Noun
fí n (genitive singular fís, nominative plural fí)
- phi (Greek letter)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fí | fíið | fí | fíin |
| accusative | fí | fíið | fí | fíin |
| dative | fí, fíi | fíinu | fíum | fíunum |
| genitive | fís | físins | fía | fíanna |
Irish
Alternative forms
- fighe (dated)
Pronunciation
Noun
fí f (genitive singular as substantive fí, genitive as verbal noun fite)
Declension
As verbal noun:
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Verb
fí
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fí | fhí | bhfí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 112, page 44
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison”). Cognate with Latin vīrus, Sanskrit विष (víṣa), Ancient Greek ἰός (iós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸʲiː/
Noun
fí (poetic)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| fí | ḟí | fí pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiː/
Noun
fí n
- (Greek letters) phi
References
- “fí”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025