fáinní

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): [fˠɑːˈɲiː]
• (Cork, Kerry) IPA^(key): [fˠɑːˈn̠ʲiː]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈfˠɑːn̠ʲiː]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈfˠæːn̠ʲi]

Adjective

fáinní

1. inflection of fáinneach (“annular; ring-like; ringed; cyclic; ringleted; whorled; adorned, beautiful”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Alternative forms

• fáinnighe (obsolete)

Noun

fáinní m pl

1. plural of fáinne (“ring”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fáinní	fháinní	bhfáinní
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fáinní”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fáinní” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fáinní” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.