fionnuacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fionn-fhuacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From fionn (“white”) +‎ fuacht (“cold”); formed on the basis of fionnuar (“coolness”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɨ̞n̪ˠwaxt̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

fionnuacht m (genitive singular fionnuachta)

  1. synonym of fionnuaire (“coolness”)

Declension

Declension of fionnuacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative fionnuacht
vocative a fhionnuacht
genitive fionnuachta
dative fionnuacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an fionnuacht
genitive an fhionnuachta
dative leis an bhfionnuacht
don fhionnuacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of fionnuacht
radical lenition eclipsis
fionnuacht fhionnuacht bhfionnuacht

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fionn-ḟuaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 316
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