fíadnisse

Old Irish

Etymology

From fíada +‎ -isse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸʲiːa̯ðnɨsʲe]

Noun

fíadnisse n (genitive fíadnissi)

  1. witness, testimony

Declension

Neuter io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative fíadnisseN fíadnisseL fíadnisseL
vocative fíadnisseN fíadnisseL fíadnisseL
accusative fíadnisseN fíadnisseL fíadnisseL
genitive fíadnissiL fíadnisseL fíadnisseN
dative fíadnissiuL fíadnissib fíadnissib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Quotations

  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 1d6
    Is fiadnisse dóib á cúbus.
    Their conscience is a witness to them.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: fianaise
  • Manx: feanish, fenish
  • Scottish Gaelic: fianais

Mutation

Mutation of fíadnisse
radical lenition nasalization
fíadnisse ḟíadnisse fíadnisse
pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

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

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