fianais

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fíadnuisi, from Old Irish fíadnisse, from fíadu (“witness”). Cognate with Irish fianaise and Manx fenish, feanish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfianɪʃ/

Noun

fianais f (genitive singular fianaise, plural fianaisean)

  1. evidence, witness, testimony
  2. sight
  3. presence

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Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of fianais
radical lenition
fianais fhianais

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

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