fionn

See also: Fionn and fíonn

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish finn,[4] from Proto-Celtic *windos.

Adjective

fionn (genitive singular masculine finn, genitive singular feminine finne, plural fionna, comparative finne)

  1. fair (of hair or complexion)
  2. blond(e)
Declension
Declension of fionn
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fionn fhionn fionna;
fhionna2
vocative fhinn fionna
genitive finne fionna fionn
dative fionn;
fhionn1
fhionn;
fhinn (archaic)
fionna;
fhionna2
Comparative níos finne
Superlative is finne

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

fionn m (genitive singular finn, nominative plural fionna)

  1. (pathology) cataract (in an eye)
Declension
Declension of fionn (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fionn fionna
vocative a fhinn a fhionna
genitive finn fionn
dative fionn fionna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fionn na fionna
genitive an fhinn na bhfionn
dative leis an bhfionn
don fhionn
leis na fionna

Verb

fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (ambitransitive)

  1. to make white, whiten
  2. to clear, brighten
  3. to scorch, singe; to set alight
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish finnaid, from Old Irish ro·finnadar.[5]

Verb

fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive)

  1. to ascertain, find out, discover
  2. to contrive, invent
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Verb

fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive)

  1. alternative form of feann (to flay)
Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of fionn
radical lenition eclipsis
fionn fhionn bhfionn

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 28, page 34
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 111
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 236, page 86
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 finn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ro-finnadar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish find.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjũːn̪ˠ/

Adjective

fionn (comparative fionna)

  1. fair (of hair or complexion))
    Chunnaic mi Cailean Fionn a' tighinn gam ionnsaigh.I saw Fair-haired Colin coming towards me.
  2. white
    Synonym: bàn

Declension

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative fionn fhionn fionna
Vocative fhinn fhionn fionna
Genitive fhinn fhinn/finne fionna
Dative fhionn fhionn/fhinn fionna

Derived terms

Noun

fionn f

  1. (pathology) cataract (in an eye)

Verb

fionn (past dh'fhionn, future fionnaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnte)

  1. flay, skin

Mutation

Mutation of fionn
radical lenition
fionn fhionn

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

Further reading